Thomas Pynchon

Thomas PynchonAuthor: Simon Malpas ISBN: 9780719076282 Publisher: Manchester University Press Year first published: 01 Oct 2013 Pages: 256 Format: Hardback This is a comprehensive study of the most influential figure in postwar American literature. Over a writing career spanning more than fifty years, Thomas Pynchon has been at the forefront of America's engagement with postmodern literary possibilities. In chapters that address the full range of Pynchon's career,

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