Under the Rose

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"Under the Rose" is a short story by Thomas Pynchon, notable for its intricate prose and themes of espionage and paranoia, later collected in his volume "Slow Learner."

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instanceOf short story
author Thomas Pynchon
authorNationality American
collectedInYear 1984
collection Slow Learner
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre fiction
postmodern literature
spy fiction
hasCriticalReception notedForComplexProse
notedForEspionageTheme
notedForParanoiaTheme
hasForm short fiction
hasLiteraryDevice intertextuality
irony
symbolism
hasMotif codes and ciphers
hidden power structures
secret organizations
hasNarrativeTechnique nonlinear narrative
shifting perspectives
hasSettingType historical setting
hasTargetAudience adult readers
hasTone ominous
suspenseful
includedIn Slow Learner
language English
literaryMovement postmodernism
partOfAuthorEarlyWork true
proseStyle allusive
dense
intricate
publisherOfCollection Little, Brown and Company
theme conspiracy
espionage
imperialism
paranoia
political intrigue
secrecy
surveillance
workByAuthor Thomas Pynchon

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Slow Learner containsWork Under the Rose