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Description edit
The wild, macabre tale of the twentieth century and of two men--one looking for something he has lost, the other with nothing much to lose--and "V.," the unknown woman of the title.
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Characters/People edit
- Rachel: Add a description of this character.
- Paola
- Esther
- Clyde
- Godolphin
- Signor Mantissa
- Evan
- Geronimo
- Melanie
- Cesare
- Weissmann
- Johnny Contango
- Mcclintic
- Knoop
- Pappy
- Yusef
- Roony
- Elena
- Mondaugen
- Benny
- Sidney
- Dahoud
- Vheissu
- Ferrante
- Goodfellow
- Porpentine
- Melvin
- Girgis
- Dnubietna
- Pig Bodine
- Dewey
- Raoul
- Schoenmaker
- Max
- Dnubiema
- Bongo-shaftsbury
- Salazar
- Waldetar
- Hanne
- Vera Meroving
- Maratt
- Eigenvalue
- Beatrice
- Trotha
- Veronica
- Van Wijk
- Moffit
Quotes edit
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“It wasn't that he was tired or even notably uncoordinated. Only something that, being a schlemihl, he'd known for years: inanimate objects and he could not live in peace.”
Setting & Locations edit
- Malta
- Valletta
- New York
- Florence
- Paris
- Fausto
- Victoria
- Cairo
- Munich
- Hiroshima
- Foppl
- Norfolk
- England
- East Main
- Gaucho
- Egypt
- America
- Teflon
- Italy
- Alexandria
- Porcepic
- Europe
- Teledu
- Scheissvogel
- East Side
- Rusty Spoon
- Nueva York
- France
- Warmbad
- Atlantic
- Itague
- States
- London
- Venezuela
- Jersey
- Rome
- West Side
- Russia
- Cuba
- Bondel
- Irving
- Trocadero
- Broadway
- Fashoda
- Caracas
First Sentence edit
Christmas Eve, 1955, Benny Profane, wearing black levis, suede jacket, sneakers and big cowboy hat, happened to pass through Norfolk, Virginia.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 85 of 98 in Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: Reader's List. (authoritative list)
Preceded by It, and followed by Double Star.
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 426 of 1271 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by Herzog, and followed by Cat's Cradle.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Thomas Pynchon (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Lippincott
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1963
ISBN: 0397003013
Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: Lippincott
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1963
ISBN: 0397003013
Page Count: Add the page count.
Awards edit
- National Book Award (Finalist, 1964: Fiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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