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V.

by Thomas Pynchon
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Overview

The wild, macabre tale of the twentieth century and of two men — one looking for something he has lost, the other with nothing much to lose — and "V.," the unknown woman of the title.

Written in 1963, V. remains a popular literary classic. "This work may well stand as one of the very best works of the century."--Atlantic Review

Synopsis

Son tres los protagonistas de esta extraña y fantástica aventura literaria del siglo XX : dos hombres -Herbert Stencil, que busca algo que cree haber perdido, y Benny Profane, quien, como nunca tuvo nada que perder, nunca ha buscado nada- y V., una enigmática mujer que tan pronto puede ser una joven desflorada en el Cairo, como la hembra de una rata de alcantarilla en Nueva York, una bailarina alemana en el suroeste africano, un misterioso país o una lesbiana de París. Pero por qué Stencil se empeña en investigar la verdadera identidad de V. ? La respuesta tal vez resida tanto en la pertinaz idea que tiene Stencil de que "detrás de V., y en V.,hay mucho más que todo lo que jamás hayamos soñado "como en esa reflexión del propio Pynchon "Lo que son para el libertino unos muslos abiertos, lo que es el vuelo de los pájaros migratorios para el ornitólogo, lo que es una tenaza para el ajustador, esto es para el joven Stencil la letra V". Todo parece verosímil en esta extraordinaria novela, todo un clásico de la literatura contemporánea.

Atlantic Review

This work may well stand as one of the very best works of the century.

About the Author, Thomas Pynchon

A huge modern influence, Thomas Pynchon's reputation as a contemporary literary giant is only enhanced by his adamant reclusivity (the photo shown here is one of the few of him ever to be published). His prose is so intimidatingly dense, his novels so thematically grand, that he presents a rewarding challenge to his readers and his would-be protegees.

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Editorials

Philadelphia Enquirer

Filled with wild humor, inventive wordplay and a darkly imaginative power.
----Philadelphia Inquirer

Atlantic Review

This work may well stand as one of the very best works of the century.
--Atlantic Review

George Plimpton

Pynchon is in his early twenties; he writes in Mexico City - a recluse. It is hard to find out anything about him. At least there is at hand a testament - the first novel V - which suggests that no matter what his circumstances, or where he's doing it, there is at work a young writer of staggering promise.-- Books of the Century; New York Times review, April 1963

Book Details

Published
April 1, 1999
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pages
560
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780060930219

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