V.
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V. is Thomas Pynchon's 1963 debut novel, a complex, postmodern work that interweaves multiple narratives and historical periods in a quest surrounding the mysterious figure or concept known only as "V."
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| V. (novel) | 0 |
| V | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
debut novel
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novel ⓘ postmodern novel ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Pynchon ⓘ |
| centralMotif |
conspiracy
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entropy ⓘ mysterious figure V. ⓘ paranoia ⓘ search for identity ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dealsWithTheme |
ambiguity of meaning
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colonialism ⓘ disintegration of modern society ⓘ technology and control ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Crying of Lot 49 ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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metafiction ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
V.
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surface form:
V
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| hasCharacterGroup | the Whole Sick Crew ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-06-093021-9 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Benny Profane
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Herbert Stencil ⓘ |
| hasMottoOrEpigraph | "A screaming comes across the sky" is not from this novel but from Gravity's Rainbow ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 492 ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTitlePunctuation | final period in title ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure |
multiple interwoven narratives
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nonlinear timeline ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of historical and fictional events
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complex narrative structure ⓘ dense allusiveness ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| publisher | J. B. Lippincott & Co. ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Malta
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New York City ⓘ Paris ⓘ Namibia ⓘ
surface form:
Southwest Africa
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| settingPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ post–World War II era ⓘ |
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