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Thomas Pynchon

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Born: May 07 1937

Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. is an American writer based in New York City, 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 today: V. , The Crying of Lot 49 , Gravity's Rainbow , Vineland , Mason & Dixon , and Against the Day .

Pynchon is regarded by many readers and critics as one of the finest contemporary authors. He is a MacArthur Fellow and a recipient of the National Book Award, and is regularly cited as a contender for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Both his fiction and non-fiction writings encompass a vast array of subject matter, styles, and themes, including the fields of history, science and mathematics. Pynchon is also known for his avoidance of personal publicity: very few photographs of him have ever been published, and rumours about his location and identity have been circulated since the 1960's.

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Thomas Pynchon

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The Crying of Lot 49

Gravity's Rainbow

Inherent Vice

V.

Bleeding Edge

Mason & Dixon

Against the Day

Vineland

Slow Learner: Early Stories

Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

Stone Junction

Deadly Sins

Inherent Vice- Screenplay

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Nelson Algren's Book of Lonesome Monsters

The Contenders: Excerpts from the 2013 National Book Award Fiction Finalists

Unknown California

Prize Stories 1962: The O. Henry Awards

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¡Pynchonesco! Textos inéditos y miscelaneos de Thomas Pynchon