Discover Thomas Pynchon's brilliant writing in this postmodern literature classic. 'The greatest, wildest author of his generation' Guardian We could tell you the year is 1944, that the main character is called Tyrone Slothrop and that he has a problem because bombs are falling across Europe and crashing to the earth at the exact locations of his ...
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Discover Thomas Pynchon's brilliant writing in this postmodern literature classic. 'The greatest, wildest author of his generation' Guardian We could tell you the year is 1944, that the main character is called Tyrone Slothrop and that he has a problem because bombs are falling across Europe and crashing to the earth at the exact locations of his sexual conquests. But that doesn't really begin to cover it. Reading this book is like falling down a rabbit hole into an outlandish, sinister, mysterious, absurd, compulsive netherworld. As The Financial Times said, 'you must forget earlier notions about life and letters and even the Novel.' Forty years since its publication, Gravity's Rainbow has lost none of its power to enthral.
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Add this copy of Gravity's Rainbow to cart. $178.00, good condition, Sold by Found Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Viking Press.
Add this copy of Gravity's Rainbow to cart. $200.00, very good condition, Sold by Basement Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Maysville, KY, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Viking Books.
Add this copy of Gravity's Rainbow to cart. $225.00, very good condition, Sold by Websters Bookstore Cafe rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from State College, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by The Viking Press.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Last date given is 1973, with a number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 of second printing. Price of DJ is $25.00, code on bottom is 0191. Boards are grey and purple with silver lettering. No blind stamp on book. Remainder mark on bottom edge. DJ with mild edgewear or bumping. Light shelf wear. Else clean and tight.
Add this copy of Gravity's Rainbow to cart. $235.40, fair condition, Sold by Magus Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Seattle, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1991 by Viking.
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Fair. EX LIBRARY COPY. copyright page states: 'First published in 1973 in a hardbound and paperbound edition...', no further printings mentioned. used hardcover copy, lacking a dust jacket. library name stamped on all three edges as well as title page (with cancelled mark). pocket and other library matter removed from front endsheet. tape marks from jacket on front and back boards. no other library marks, no external stickers or marks to spine. light shelfwear, corners perhaps slightly bumped, minor soiling to outer edges. pages and binding are clean, straight, and tight. there are no marks to the text or other serious flaws beyond those mentioned.
Add this copy of Gravity's Rainbow to cart. $400.00, good condition, Sold by Grendel Books, ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Springfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Viking,.
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Good. 0670348325. First edition. A bit faded along the spine, previous owner's name on front free endpaper, brief marginalia on two pages, light rippling to the latter two hundred pages of the text block, else good in red cloth. No dust jacket.; 760 pages.
Add this copy of Gravity's Rainbow to cart. $575.00, good condition, Sold by Found Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from AUSTIN, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Viking Books.
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Good in good dust jacket. Ex-library. First edition 1973, sixth printing. With original Marc Getter designed dustjacket, unclipped and in excellent condition. Library stamps and labels. Card pocket on rfep. Small stain on right textblock edge. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 760 p. Audience: General/trade.
Add this copy of Gravity's Rainbow to cart. $945.00, like new condition, Sold by Bronze Books rated 2.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Victorville, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by Viking Books.
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Fine in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 76 p. Audience: General/trade. Viking, N.Y., 1973. First Edition, First Printing. Hard Cover. Book Condition: Near Fine; very light soiling to page edges, else straight clean and tight. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+; spine sunned w/very minor edgewear w/no chips or tears. A bright, sharp copy. Very gently read, if at all. Dustjacket is not clipped with store price penned on bottom of flap. Previous owners name blacked out on ffp. First state dustjacket with 0273 at bottom of front flap. Pynchon's towering masterwork of V2 rockets and technological Gotterdammerung won both The National Book Award and the William Dean Howells Medal. Increasingly scarce to find this book in such excellent condition. First printing of only 4000 copies. Hardcover.
Add this copy of Gravity's Rainbow to cart. $950.00, like new condition, Sold by Books From California rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by New York: The Viking Press.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. First Edition. Scarce first edition, first printing, in first state dust jacket. Dust Jacket is in a removable clear plastic (Brodart) protector, shows minor creasing on the front flap, not price-clipped. Slight foxing on the edges, pages are clean. A copy in fine condition. As New Condition-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Shipped.
Add this copy of Gravity's Rainbow to cart. $950.00, very good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by New York: The Viking Press.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. First Edition. Fine in a near fine jacket. First edition. Dust Jacket is in a removable clear plastic (Brodart) protector. Very Clean Copy-Over 500, 000 Internet Orders Filled.
Add this copy of Gravity's Rainbow (Lt) to cart. $1,000.00, like new condition, Sold by Moe's Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Berkeley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1973 by The Viking Press.
This is an author that you cant put down too long before you have to start over. One must have patience reading Pynchon.
Jake
Apr 5, 2007
Still a breath-taking novel
I have read GR numerous times and each time it is still an education. The book really does require a couple of readings to grasp all its intricacies, and there are passages I still don't understand, but overall, the experience is more than worth it. So, not for the faint of heart, but stick with it and all will become clear in the end. Pynchon is famously reclusive, and really, his attitude is admirable: The works speak for themselves. He doesn't need to put himself in the limelight. There are dozens of plots, dozens of characters, and through it all some astonishingly lyrical passages, as well as some pretty rough stuff. The book defies easy categorization, and easy description. It will defeat your expectations of time, plot and character -- but is immensely entertaining nonetheless.
