{"product_id":"gravitys-rainbow-by-thomas-pynchon-paperback-2013","title":"Gravity's Rainbow by Thomas Pynchon (Paperback, 2013)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGravity's Rainbow \u003c\/strong\u003eby \u003cstrong\u003eThomas Pynchon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA reissue of Thomas Pynchon's classic novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTyrone Slothrop, a GI in London in 1944, has a big problem. Whenever he gets an erection, a Blitz bomb hits. Slothrop gets excited, and then (as Thomas Pynchon puts it in his sinister, insinuatingly sibilant opening sentence), 'a screaming comes across the sky,' heralding an angel of death, a V-2 rocket. The novel's title, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGravity's Rainbow, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003erefers to the rocket's vapor arc, a cruel dark parody of what God sent Noah to symbolize his promise never to destroy humanity again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSoon Tyrone is on the run from legions of bizarre enemies through the phantasmagoric horrors of Germany. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGravity's Rainbow, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehowever, dosen't follow such a standard plot; one must have faith that each manic episode is connected with the great plot to blow up the world with the ultimate rocket. There is not one story, but a proliferation of characters (Pirate Prentice, Teddy Bloat, Tantivy Mucker-Maffick, Saure Bummer, and more) and events that tantalize the reader with suggestions of vast patterns only just past our comprehension.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGravity's Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a blizzard of references to science, history, high culture, and the lowest of jokes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThomas Pynchon was born in Long Island, USA in 1937. He took a scholarship at Cornell University and studied Engineering before switching to study English. He has served in the United States Navy and worked as a technical writer at Boeing. Thomas Pynchon is the author of \u003cem\u003eV\u003c\/em\u003e., \u003cem\u003eThe Crying of Lot 49\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGravity's Rainbow\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSlow Learner\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of short stories, \u003cem\u003eVineland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMason \u0026amp; Dixon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAgainst the Day\u003c\/em\u003e, and most recently \u003cem\u003eInherent Vice\u003c\/em\u003e. He received the national book award for \u003cem\u003eGravity's Rainbow\u003c\/em\u003e in 1974.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat: \u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback | 912 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"MuiTypography-root MuiTypography-body1 detail-label mui-style-tgrox\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions (cm):\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e19.8 x 12.7 x 4\u003c\/span\u003e | 632g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/strong\u003e02 Apr 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/strong\u003eRandom House\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImprint:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication City\/Country:\u003c\/strong\u003e London, United Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/strong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition Statement:\u003c\/strong\u003e reissue ed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN10: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0099511754\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN13: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e9780099511755\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eA book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including minor scuff marks along the edges, and a minor crease on the top-left corner of the back cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Verse \u0026 Prose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57741172146342,"sku":"HPS00455","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/0827\/6646\/files\/Gravity_sRainbowbyThomasPynchon.jpg?v=1792650817","url":"https:\/\/verseandprose.com.au\/products\/gravitys-rainbow-by-thomas-pynchon-paperback-2013","provider":"Verse \u0026 Prose ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}