Against the Day
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Against the Day is a sprawling, genre-blending historical novel by Thomas Pynchon that spans the late 19th and early 20th centuries, weaving together adventure, science, politics, and metaphysical speculation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel → postmodern novel → |
| author | Thomas Pynchon → |
| containsFictionalGroup | The Chums of Chance → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form: "United States"
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| coverArtist | Rodrigo Corral → |
| criticalReception | mixed to positive reviews → |
| featuresCharacterType |
anarchists
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balloonists → industrialists → mathematicians → |
| followedBy | Inherent Vice → |
| genre |
adventure fiction
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historical fiction → metafiction → political fiction → science fiction → steampunk-adjacent fiction → |
| hasISBN | 978-0-670-06399-1 → |
| includedIn |
Thomas Pynchon
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surface form: "Thomas Pynchon bibliography"
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| language | English → |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback → print → |
| narrativeStyle |
ensemble cast
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multi-plot → |
| notableFeature |
genre-blending
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interweaving storylines → large cast of characters → sprawling narrative structure → use of mathematical and scientific themes → |
| notableFor | length and complexity → |
| pageCount | 1085 → |
| precededBy | Mason & Dixon → |
| publicationDate | 2006-11-21 → |
| publicationYear | 2006 → |
| publisher |
Penguin Books
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surface form: "Penguin Press"
The Viking Press →
surface form: "Viking Press"
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| setInTimePeriod |
World War I
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surface form: "World War I era"
early 20th century → late 19th century → |
| theme |
alternate realities
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anarchism → capitalism → imperialism → metaphysics → revolution → technology and modernity → time and space → |
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