The Cambridge companion to Thomas Pynchon
Inger H. Dalsgaard
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The Cambridge companion to Thomas Pynchon
by Inger H. Dalsgaard, Luc Herman, Brian McHale
Published
2011
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pages
212
ISBN-13
9780521769747
Description
"The most celebrated American novelist of the past half-century, an indispensable figure of postmodernism worldwide, Thomas Pynchon notoriously challenges his readers. This Companion provides tools for meeting that challenge. Comprehensive, accessible, lively, up-to-date and reliable, it approaches Pynchon's fiction from various angles, calling on the expertise of an international roster of scholars at the cutting edge of Pynchon studies. Part I covers Pynchon's fiction novel-by-novel from the 1960s to the present, including such indisputable classics as The Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity's Rainbow. Part II zooms out to give a bird's-eye-view of Pynchon's novelistic practice across his entire career. Part III surveys major topics of Pynchon's fiction: history, politics, alterity ('otherness') and science and technology. Designed for students, scholars and fans alike, the Companion begins with a biography of the elusive author and ends with a coda on how to read Pynchon and a bibliography for further reading"--
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This edition of The Cambridge companion to Thomas Pynchon has approximately 212 pages. Please note, this is an estimate and the exact page count can vary between hardcover, paperback, and e-book versions.
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Who is the author of The Cambridge companion to Thomas Pynchon?
The Cambridge companion to Thomas Pynchon was written by Inger H. Dalsgaard, Luc Herman, Brian McHale.
When was The Cambridge companion to Thomas Pynchon published?
The publication date for this specific edition is 2011. The original work may have been published on a different date.