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Thomas Pynchon

(1937) Writer United States

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Thomas Pynchon is a writer from the United States, best known for The Crying of Lot 49.

Quick Facts About Thomas Pynchon

Born
May 8, 1937
Nationality
United States
Profession
Writer
Notable works
The Crying of Lot 49

About Thomas Pynchon

Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. is an American novelist. He is known for his dense, complex works of postmodern fiction, which are distinguished by their paranoid tone, absurd humor, and references to history, art, science, and popular culture. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novelists. Pynchon is notoriously reclusive. Few photographs of him have been published, and rumors about his location and identity have circulated since the 1960s.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

National Book Award MacArthur Fellows Program William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters William Faulkner Foundation Award

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