Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon
Set during the end of World War II, the novel follows Tyrone Slothrop, a lieutenant in the U.S. Army, as he tries to uncover the truth behind a mysterious device, the "Schwarzgerät", that the Germans are using in their V-2 rockets. The narrative is complex and multi-layered, filled with a vast array of characters and subplots, all connected by various themes such as paranoia, technology, and the destructive nature of war. The book is known for its encyclopedic nature and its challenging, postmodernist style.
The 171st greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1973
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 760-776
- Words
- 305,000
- Original Language
- English
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- 3rd on 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction (Larry McCaffery)
- 3rd on 100 Best Novels in English Since 1900 (Counterpunch)
- 42nd on The Novel 100: A Ranking of the Greatest Novels of All Time (The Novel 100)
- 100th on The 100 Greatest Novels (greatbooksguide.com)
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- The Graphic Canon (Book)
- TIME Magazine All Time 100 Novels (TIME Magazine)
- The Dream of the Great American Novel (Book)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 50 Best Cult Books (Telegraph)
- A Century of Reading (Lithub)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- Best Foreign Work of Fiction Chosen by Francophone Writers (French literary magazine Transfuge)
- The Modern Library: The Two Hundred Best Novels in English Since 1950 (The Modern Library (Book))
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
- National Book Award - Fiction (National Book Foundation)
- The 50 Books Everyone Needs to Read, 1963-2013 (Flavor Wire)
- The 100 Greatest American Novels, 1893 – 1993 (Jeff O'Neal at Bookriot.com)
- 100 Life-Changing Books (National Book Award)