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Mentioned in 8 episodes
Gravity's Rainbow
Book • 1973
Published in 1973, 'Gravity's Rainbow' is a sprawling narrative that delves into the secret development and deployment of the V-2 rocket by the Nazis.
The story follows a diverse cast of characters, including Lieut.
Tyrone Slothrop, an American working for Allied Intelligence in London, who becomes embroiled in a mysterious connection between his erections and the targeting of incoming V-2 rockets.
The novel is characterized by its complex and diverse prose, incorporating elements of history, philosophy, psychology, and science fiction.
It explores themes of paranoia, the impact of technology, and the blurring of lines between reality and fiction.
The novel won the National Book Award for fiction in 1974 and is widely regarded as a literary masterpiece.
The story follows a diverse cast of characters, including Lieut.
Tyrone Slothrop, an American working for Allied Intelligence in London, who becomes embroiled in a mysterious connection between his erections and the targeting of incoming V-2 rockets.
The novel is characterized by its complex and diverse prose, incorporating elements of history, philosophy, psychology, and science fiction.
It explores themes of paranoia, the impact of technology, and the blurring of lines between reality and fiction.
The novel won the National Book Award for fiction in 1974 and is widely regarded as a literary masterpiece.
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Mentioned in 8 episodes
Mentioned by 
Alison Wood Brooks as a book that blew her mind about what was possible to have contained within the pages of a book.
Alison Wood Brooks as a book that blew her mind about what was possible to have contained within the pages of a book.
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Alison Wood Brooks: Talking About Talk
Mentioned by Vas Christodoulou in relation to 
Neal Stephenson 's book, highlighting thematic similarities.
Neal Stephenson 's book, highlighting thematic similarities.
Neal Stephenson – Dawn of the Atomic Age
Mentioned by Fr. Gregory Pine as an author whose work evokes a similar sense of bewilderment and desire to stop reading as Borges's.
Literature and Borges
Mentioned by Katie as one of Thomas Pynchon's books.
The Crying of Lot 49: Chapter 4
Mentioned by Roger Jackson in comparing Saraha's elusive nature to a character in a postmodern novel.
Saraha, Poet of Blissful Awareness with Roger R. Jackson
Mentioned by the speaker in comparison to Darkinville's Cat, highlighting the difference in readability and accessibility.
Darconville's Cat by Alexander Theroux (Book Review)
