Postmodern · Novel
Gravity’s Rainbow
by Thomas Pynchon. A major work by Thomas Pynchon exploring technology, conspiracy, entropy; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
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- Date
- 1973
- Origin
- United States
- Era
- Postmodern
- Genre
- Novel
- Canon tier
- Essential core
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Length
- Long
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A major work by Thomas Pynchon exploring technology, conspiracy, entropy; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.
This work is included on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.