Gravity's Rainbow (Classics Deluxe Edition) : (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Thomas Pynchon (2006, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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Gravity's Rainbow (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition) by Pynchon, Thomas [Paperback]

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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100143039946
ISBN-139780143039945
eBay Product ID (ePID)53489130

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Book TitleGravity's Rainbow (Classics Deluxe Edition) : (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Number of Pages784 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2006
TopicClassics, War & Military, Dystopian, Literary, Science Fiction / General
IllustratorYes, Miller, Frank
GenreFiction
AuthorThomas Pynchon
Book SeriesPenguin Classics Deluxe Edition Ser.
FormatUk-B Format Paperback

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Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight28.3 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2006-044847
Dewey Edition22
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal813/.54
Grade ToUP
Edition DescriptionDeluxe
SynopsisA Penguin Classic Winner of the 1973 National Book Award, Gravity's Rainbow is a postmodern epic, a work as exhaustively significant to the second half of the twentieth century as Joyce's Ulysses was to the first. Its sprawling, encyclopedic narrative and penetrating analysis of the impact of technology on society make it an intellectual tour de force. This Penguin Classics deluxe edition features a specially designed cover by Frank Miller along with french claps and deckle-edged paper. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators., Winner of the 1973 National Book Award, "Gravity's Rainbow" is a postmodern epic, a work as exhaustively significant to the second half of the 20th century as Joyce's "Ulysses" was to the first., Winner of the 1973 National Book Award, "Gravitys Rainbow" is a postmodern epic, a work as exhaustively significant to the second half of the twentieth century as Joyces "Ulysses" was to the first. Its sprawling, encyclopedic narrative and penetrating analysis of the impact of technology on society make it an intellectual tour de force.
LC Classification NumberPS3566.Y55G7 2006

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