Thomas Pynchon universe
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The Thomas Pynchon universe is the interconnected fictional world spanning Pynchon's novels, known for its dense prose, paranoid conspiracies, and surreal, satirical depictions of American and global history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Pynchon universe canonical | 1 |
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
fictional universe
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literary setting ⓘ shared universe ⓘ |
| creator | Thomas Pynchon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
detective fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ noir ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle |
dense prose
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metafictional techniques ⓘ multiple viewpoints ⓘ nonlinear structure ⓘ |
| hasRecurringCharacter |
Benny Profane
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Doc Sportello NERFINISHED ⓘ Herbert Stencil NERFINISHED ⓘ Oedipa Maas NERFINISHED ⓘ Pig Bodine NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrone Slothrop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecurringMotif |
alternate histories
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colonialism ⓘ conspiracy ⓘ corporate power ⓘ counterculture ⓘ entropy ⓘ esotericism ⓘ fragmentation of identity ⓘ global capitalism ⓘ imperialism ⓘ information theory ⓘ nonlinear narrative ⓘ occultism ⓘ paranoia ⓘ satire of American culture ⓘ secret societies ⓘ slapstick humor ⓘ songs and pastiche ⓘ surveillance ⓘ technological anxiety ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
California
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Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwest United States NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of power
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breakdown of communication ⓘ conspiracy as worldview ⓘ entropy in social systems ⓘ fate versus randomness ⓘ global interconnectedness ⓘ intersections of science and politics ⓘ media manipulation ⓘ resistance and subversion ⓘ surreal representation of history ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ dot-com era ⓘ pre-Revolutionary America ⓘ |
| hasWork |
Against the Day
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Bleeding Edge NERFINISHED ⓘ Gravity’s Rainbow NERFINISHED ⓘ Inherent Vice NERFINISHED ⓘ Mason & Dixon NERFINISHED ⓘ Slow Learner NERFINISHED ⓘ The Crying of Lot 49 NERFINISHED ⓘ V. NERFINISHED ⓘ Vineland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
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