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Thomas Pynchon

Thomas Pynchon is the author of V.; The Crying of Lot 49; Gravity’s Rainbow; Slow Learner, a collection of short stories; Vineland; Mason & Dixon; Against the Day; Inherent Vice; Bleeding Edge; and Shadow Ticket. He received the National Book Award for Gravity’s Rainbow in 1974.
Shadow Ticket
Bleeding Edge
V.
The Crying of Lot 49
Slow Learner
Vineland
Mason & Dixon
Against the Day
Inherent Vice
Inherent Vice
Against the Day
Gravity's Rainbow (Classics Deluxe Edition)
Vineland

Books

Shadow Ticket
Bleeding Edge
V.
The Crying of Lot 49
Slow Learner
Vineland
Mason & Dixon
Against the Day
Inherent Vice
Inherent Vice
Against the Day
Gravity's Rainbow (Classics Deluxe Edition)
Vineland

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