Novel by Thomas Pynchon, published in 1973. The sprawling narrative comprises numerous threads having to do either directly or tangentially with the secret development and deployment of a rocket by the Nazis near the end of World War II. Lieutenant Tyrone Slothrop is an American working for... read more
A post-modern/hysterical realist novel in which the main character is the language - hazy, funny, entropic. The Second World War is the setting for the sexual escapades of US Army Lieutenant Tyrone Slothrop. Strange things are happening around Slothrop. Scientists and Shadow Organizations have... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
“"So?" is Säure's customary answer to that one. "Which would you rather do? The point is," cutting off Gustav's usually indignant scream, "a person feels GOOD listening to Rossini. All you feel like listening to Beethoven is going out and invading Poland."”Sävre on music
Part 1: Beyond the Zero
Part 2: Un Perm' au Casino Hermann Goering
Part 3: In the Zone
Part 4: The Counterforce
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