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Thomas Pynchon

Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. is an American novelist based in New York City and noted for his dense and complex works of fiction. Hailing from Long Island, Pynchon spent two years in the United States Navy and earned an English degree from Cornell University. After publishing several short stories in the late 1950s and early 1960s, he began composing the novels for which he is best known: V. (1963), The Crying of Lot 49 (1966), Gravity's Rainbow (1973), and Mason & Dixon (1997).

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American novelist (born 1937)

Born 8 May 1937

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  • Cover of: Vente à la criée du lot 49: roman
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    Cover of edition cryingoflot4900pync Cover of edition cryingoflot490000pync Cover of edition cryingoflot4900thom Cover of edition odysseyofhomer0000home_a1b3 Cover of edition cryingoflot4900pync_0 First published in 1965 — 48 editions
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  • Cover of: L'homme qui apprenait lentement
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    Cover of edition slowlearnerearly00pync Cover of edition slowlearner00thom First published in 1984 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: Eigen gebrek
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    Cover of edition inherentvice00pync Cover of edition inherentvice0000pync First published in 2009 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Forms of the Novella: Ten Short Novels
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    Cover of edition formsofnovellate00rich First published in 1981 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Nelson Algren's own book of lonesome monsters.
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    First published in 1962 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Deadly Sins
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    Cover of edition deadlysins00pync First published in 1993 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Contre-jour (French Edition)
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    First published in 2008 — 1 edition
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American novelist (born 1937)

Born 8 May 1937

Subjects

American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, American fiction, History, Married women, 1960s, 20th century English fiction, Administration of estates, Administration successorale, Adultery, Adultery in fiction, Adventure stories, American, American Adventure stories, American Sea stories, American Short stories, American literature, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), California, fiction, Children's fiction, Christmas, Christmas fiction, Christmas stories, Classic Literature, Criticism and interpretation

Places

California, Chênière Caminada, Galway, Grand Isle, Gulf of Mexico, Ireland, Los Angeles (Calif.), Louisiana, Mexico, New Orleans, New York City

People

Adèle Ratignolle, Alcée Arobin, Alphonse Ratignolle, Bartell D'Arcy, Beaudelet, Billy Budd, Doctor Mandelet, Edna Pontellier, Edward Fairfax Vere, Ellen Joe, Etienne Pontellier, Farival twins, Freddy Malins, Gabriel Conroy, Gouvernail, Gretta Conroy, James Highcamp, John Claggart, Julia Morkan, Kate Chopin, Kate Morkan, Lily, Léonce Pontellier, Madame Aline Lebrun, Madame Antoine

Time

19th century, 20th century

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  • Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr.
  • T. Pynchon
  • Pynchon, Thomas Ruggles, Jr.
  • Pinchon, Tomas

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March 28, 2025 Edited by huginn4126 ids, links
September 5, 2023 Edited by David Scotson Testing linking works mentioned in the description to the open library page
June 9, 2023 Edited by Salar Abdolmohamadian merge authors
December 17, 2022 Edited by mheiman merge authors
January 26, 2010 Edited by Edward Betts Edited without comment.