London: Jonathan Cape, [1974]. Thick 8vo. 760 pp. Brown tweed boards, gilt lettering on spine, w/ d.j. cover art by Marc Getter (price-clipped), NF/VG copy, w/ former ownership signature on ffep. First British edition, 2nd printing, of this famed and disturbing novel set against the backdrop of Nazi Germany before and during World War II, focusing on the character of Weissmann, who had been V.’s sadomasochistic lover in Africa in 1922. Pynchon has drawn many elements from the forced slave labor and concentration camps of I.G. Farben, and the development of the V-2 Rocket.

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Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. is an American novelist. TIME Magazine included the novel in its "All-Time 100 Greatest Novels," a list of the best English-language novels from 1923 to 2005. This novel; Gravity’s Rainbow is a fabulous work of hysterical realism. The story takes place primarily in Europe at the conclusion of World War II. The narrative centers on Tyrone Slothrop who is an American on a mission to locate V-2 rockets that have been manufactured by the German military. The novel describes misadventures of several unusual characters and illustrates the struggle between those who rebel against the war and those who suppress their identity in order to be able to better serve. Although fictional, the story seamlessly integrates actual historical events into the plot. A fascinating work of penetrating analysis regarding the impact technology makes upon society. Nebula Award Nominee for Novel (1973) , National Book Award for Fiction (1974) , William Dean Howells Award

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Bookseller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 46951
Title: Gravity’s rainbow.
Author: PYNCHON, Thomas
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Jonathan Cape,
Place of Publication: London:
Date Published: [1974].
Keywords: Modern Firsts, American Literature, Literature, Marc Getter, I.G. Farben, World War II, Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, Third Reich, Holocaust, Jewish History, Judaica, Jews, Concentration Camps, Slave Labor, War Crimes, Nuremberg, IG Farben, Chemical Industr

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