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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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as a book that blew her mind about what was possible to have contained within the pages of a book.


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in comparison to Robert Anton Wilson's writing style.


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in the context of the cultural zeitgeist of the early 1970s.

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in relation to Cork Smith, who edited his novel "Gravity's Rainbow".

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in relation to Cork Smith, who was his editor for "Gravity's Rainbow."


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in the context of Cold War era science fiction.

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when comparing David Dennison’s concept to layered depth.

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