Discover Thomas Pynchon's brilliant writing in this postmodern literature classic. 'The greatest, wildest author of his generation' Guardian We could tell you the year is 1944, that the main character is called Tyrone Slothrop and that he has a problem because bombs are falling across Europe and crashing to the earth at the exact locations of his ...
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Discover Thomas Pynchon's brilliant writing in this postmodern literature classic. 'The greatest, wildest author of his generation' Guardian We could tell you the year is 1944, that the main character is called Tyrone Slothrop and that he has a problem because bombs are falling across Europe and crashing to the earth at the exact locations of his sexual conquests. But that doesn't really begin to cover it. Reading this book is like falling down a rabbit hole into an outlandish, sinister, mysterious, absurd, compulsive netherworld. As The Financial Times said, 'you must forget earlier notions about life and letters and even the Novel.' Forty years since its publication, Gravity's Rainbow has lost none of its power to enthral.
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Dust jacket missing. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. This is a 1990 reprint. Boards betray fading and nicks and other signs of wear and imperfection commensurate with age. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Moisture stain on front endpaper; no mold present; interior pages foxed, but without any extraneous marks. Sealed in plastic for shipping. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
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Fair. Item in acceptable condition including possible liquid damage. As well answers may be filled in. May be missing DVDs, CDs, Access code, etc. 100%Money-Back Guarantee! Ship within 24 hours! !
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Later printing with 2nd state dust jacket. Textblock edges a bit dirty. Text unmarked. Dust jacket in mylar. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 760 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Very Good. Size: 20x20x20; 1991 Viking Press hard cover-reissued edition-different dust jacket and cover from the 1973 Viking edition-rare to come by-ink makr on bottom closed page edge-minor staining to top closed page edge-otherwise dust jacket and cover fine binding strong contents clean-now in mylar cover-enjoy this unique edition.
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Good. 0670348325. First edition. A bit faded along the spine, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, brief marginalia on two pages, light rippling to the latter two hundred pages of the text block, else good in red cloth. No dust jacket.; 760 pages.
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Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. First edition 1973, sixth printing. With original Marc Getter designed dustjacket, unclipped and in excellent condition. Library stamps and labels. Card pocket on rfep. Small stain on right textblock edge. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 760 p. Audience: General/trade.
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Good in Good jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Dust jacket and book are clean, has a good binding, no marks or notations. Dust jacket is wrapped-jacket spine color has faded from light red to pink with all lettering still bright and clear, jacket spine has "1973" faintly written above Viking (feel free to ask for a photo) towards the bottom edge, small 1/4 inch closed tear to the jacket rear fore-edge/rear flap fold. Dust jacket price not clipped-$15 with 0273 code. Cloth boards have only light wear, book is in very good condition. 760 pages. Will be shipped boxed with signature confirmation.
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Fine book in a fine dust jacket. 760 pages. First Edition. Pynchon's third novel, winner of National Book Award and William Dean Howell Medal, Burgess 99 selection and a high spot of postmodern American literature. Published simultaneously in hardcover and trade paperback, with only 4000 hardcover copies. Fine in lovely first state dustjacket with two tiny closed tears at upper edge of spine panel, else fine, without the typical rubbing or spine fading.
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Book Club Edition, 1973; Tight binding; Clean, sturdy boards; Pages completely free of markings; Un-clipped dust jacket in Very Good condition, gently edge-worn w/ no significant flaws to disclose; Jacket now housed in protective mylar to ensure further preservation; An exceptional copy, fit for any collectors library; Stored and shipped in protective polybag; Secure packaging for safe delivery.
This is an author that you cant put down too long before you have to start over. One must have patience reading Pynchon.
Jake
Apr 5, 2007
Still a breath-taking novel
I have read GR numerous times and each time it is still an education. The book really does require a couple of readings to grasp all its intricacies, and there are passages I still don't understand, but overall, the experience is more than worth it. So, not for the faint of heart, but stick with it and all will become clear in the end. Pynchon is famously reclusive, and really, his attitude is admirable: The works speak for themselves. He doesn't need to put himself in the limelight. There are dozens of plots, dozens of characters, and through it all some astonishingly lyrical passages, as well as some pretty rough stuff. The book defies easy categorization, and easy description. It will defeat your expectations of time, plot and character -- but is immensely entertaining nonetheless.