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Gravity's Rainbow
by Pynchon, Thomas
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Seller
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About This Item
NY: Viking. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1973. First Edition. Hardcover. Orange cloth with orange topstain. First edition. Top textblock edge slightly foxed, backstrip softened, front board has a hint of flaring. The DJ in mylar with $15.00 flap price intact and 0273 flap code is creased at front flap, with a slightly rumpled spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
Synopsis
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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Details
- Bookseller
- curtis paul books inc.
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21386
- Title
- Gravity's Rainbow
- Author
- Pynchon, Thomas
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1973
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