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Gravity's Rainbow

by Thomas Pynchon · 1973 · 760 pages

Sean Carroll
Sean Carroll
Recommended by 1 elite

Recommended by 1 Elite

Sean Carroll

About This Book

Set in Europe at the end of World War II, the narrative centers on the design and deployment of V-2 rockets by the German military. The story follows Tyrone Slothrop, an American intelligence officer whose physiological responses appear to predict rocket strike locations. It is an encyclopedic exploration of paranoia, bureaucracy, and the impact of technology on the human psyche.

Book Details

Published

1973

Pages

760

Language

en

ISBN

9780143039945

Awards & Recognition

National Book Award for Fiction (1974)

Audiobook Available

37h 21m
Narrated by George Guidall

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