Thomas Pynchon
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| - | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{PAGENAMEE}}] [May 2007] | + | '''Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr.''' (born [[May 8]], [[1937]]) is an [[American literature|American writer]] based in [[New York City]]. He is 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 studies|English]] degree from [[Cornell University]]. After publishing several [[short story|short stories]] in the late 1950s and early 1960s, he began composing the [[novel]]s for which he is best known today: ''[[V.]]'' (1963), ''[[The Crying of Lot 49]]'' (1966), ''[[Gravity's Rainbow]]'' (1973), ''[[Vineland]]'' (1990), ''[[Mason & Dixon]]'' (1997), and ''[[Against the Day]]'' (2006). |
| + | ==Works== | ||
| + | * ''[[V.]]'' (March, 1963). | ||
| + | * ''[[The Crying of Lot 49]]'' (April 27, 1966). | ||
| + | * ''[[Gravity's Rainbow]]'' (February 28, 1973), 1974 [[National Book Award]] for fiction, judges' unanimous selection for [[Pulitzer Prize]] overruled by advisory board, awarded William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1975 (award declined) | ||
| + | * ''[[Slow Learner]]'' (April, 1984), collection of early short stories | ||
| + | * ''[[Vineland]]'' (February, 1990) | ||
| + | * ''[[Mason & Dixon]]'' (April 30, 1997) | ||
| + | * ''[[Against the Day]]'' (November 21, 2006) | ||
| + | * ''[[Inherent Vice]]'' (August 4, 2009) | ||
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| + | As well as fictional works, Pynchon has written [[essay]]s, introductions, and [[review]]s addressing subjects as diverse as missile security, the [[Watts Riots]], [[Luddism]] and the work of [[Donald Barthelme]]. Some of his non-fiction pieces have appeared in the ''[[The New York Times|New York Times Book Review]]'' and ''[[The New York Review of Books]]'', and he has contributed [[blurb]]s for books and records. His 1984 Introduction to the ''[[Slow Learner]]'' collection of early stories is significant for its [[autobiography|autobiographical]] candour. He has written introductions to at least three books, including the 1992 collection of [[Donald Barthelme]]'s stories, ''The Teachings of Don B.'' and, more recently, the [[Penguin Books|Penguin]] Centenary Edition of [[George Orwell]]'s novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]],'' which was published in 2003, and the Penguin Classics edition of ''[[Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me]]'' written by Pynchon's close friend, [[Richard Fariña]], and first published in 1966. | ||
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Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Jr. (born May 8, 1937) is an American writer based in New York City. He is 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. (1963), The Crying of Lot 49 (1966), Gravity's Rainbow (1973), Vineland (1990), Mason & Dixon (1997), and Against the Day (2006).
Works
- V. (March, 1963).
- The Crying of Lot 49 (April 27, 1966).
- Gravity's Rainbow (February 28, 1973), 1974 National Book Award for fiction, judges' unanimous selection for Pulitzer Prize overruled by advisory board, awarded William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1975 (award declined)
- Slow Learner (April, 1984), collection of early short stories
- Vineland (February, 1990)
- Mason & Dixon (April 30, 1997)
- Against the Day (November 21, 2006)
- Inherent Vice (August 4, 2009)
As well as fictional works, Pynchon has written essays, introductions, and reviews addressing subjects as diverse as missile security, the Watts Riots, Luddism and the work of Donald Barthelme. Some of his non-fiction pieces have appeared in the New York Times Book Review and The New York Review of Books, and he has contributed blurbs for books and records. His 1984 Introduction to the Slow Learner collection of early stories is significant for its autobiographical candour. He has written introductions to at least three books, including the 1992 collection of Donald Barthelme's stories, The Teachings of Don B. and, more recently, the Penguin Centenary Edition of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four, which was published in 2003, and the Penguin Classics edition of Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me written by Pynchon's close friend, Richard Fariña, and first published in 1966.
