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To the uninitiated, Thomas Pynchon's V. seems to defy comprehension with its open-ended and fragmented narrative, huge cast of characters (some 150 of them), and wide range of often obscure references. J. Kerry Grant's Companion to "V." takes us through the novel chapter by chapter,... read more

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The twenty-three-year-old Catholic/Jewish ex-sailor Benny Profane arrives in Norfolk, Virginia, on Christmas Eve 1955 and connects with some of his old navy buddies.

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  1. J. Kerry Grant (Author)

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