Questions tagged [thomas-pynchon]
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What’s up with Slothrop the paedophile?
Sexual child abuse features centrally in Gravity’s Rainbow. While the sexual abuse of children is certainly a valid topic for a novel, I have become more and more disturbed by Pynchon's handling of ...
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Any differences in structure between editions of Pynchon's V?
In the Picador edition of Pynchon's V, there is a V of Vs on (pre) page 7, and each chapter title is structured as a V.
Does the first edition also contain a V of Vs, and similarly structured chapter ...
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What is the symbolism of the yo-yo in V.?
The yo-yo is mentioned often in Thomas Pynchon's V., including in a few chapter names. What does it symbolize?
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What does the letter V in Thomas Pynchon's book symbolize?
Obviously, V. is a character in the book, known only by her initial. That initial is also the title of the book, which actually includes the period.
But I assume this title/name symbolizes something ...
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What order should I read Thomas Pynchon's novels in? [closed]
Thomas Pynchon is a writer famous for having dense and hard to read books, but is acclaimed for those books. He wrote V., The Crying of Lot 49, Gravity's Rainbow, and others.
What order should I ...
