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Edition 30 (2015) Nominee
Thomas Pynchon
トーマス・ピンチョン
Tomasu Pinchon
Aliases:
Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr.
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1937-05-08 （Glen Cove, New York）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- None
- Residence History
- Long Island → Cornell University → Seattle (Boeing) → California → New York City
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Technical writer, U.S. Navy sailor
- Active Years
- 1959-
- Affiliations
- Boeing, U.S. Navy
- Memberships
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Influenced By
- Vladimir Nabokov, Richard Fariña, Oakley Hall
- Influenced
- David Foster Wallace, William T. Vollmann, Neal Stephenson
- Nominations
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist (Gravity's Rainbow, 1974, rejected)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | Engineering | Engineering Physics | BA English | 1953-1959 | United States |
Cornell University
Engineering
/ Engineering Physics
Degree:
BA English
Period:
1953-1959
Year of Graduation:
1959
Country:
United States
Initially engineering physics, later English
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | National Book Award | Gravity's Rainbow | フィクション | National Book Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1963 | William Faulkner Foundation Award | V. | 注目すべき初小説 | William Faulkner Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1967 | Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award | The Crying of Lot 49 | — | — | 受賞 |
National Book Award
1974
Work:
Gravity's Rainbow
Category:
フィクション
Organization:
National Book Foundation
Result:
受賞
William Faulkner Foundation Award
1963
Work:
V.
Category:
注目すべき初小説
Organization:
William Faulkner Foundation
Result:
受賞
Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award
1967
Work:
The Crying of Lot 49
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
V.
1963 Postmodern fiction 403 pagesComplex debut novel with dense references to history, science, and culture.
ParanoiaEntropyConspiracy
Translations
- Translated into Japanese
The Crying of Lot 49
1966 Postmodern fiction 155 pagesProtagonist uncovers a secret postal conspiracy.
ConspiracyCommunicationParanoia
Translations
- Translated into Japanese
Gravity's Rainbow
1973 Postmodern fiction 760 pagesEpic of WWII Europe, rockets, and paranoia.
WarEntropyParanoiaColonialism
Translations
- Translated into Japanese
Bibliography
- V. (1963), The Crying of Lot 49 (1966), Gravity's Rainbow (1973), Vineland (1990), Mason & Dixon (1997), Against the Day (2006), Inherent Vice (2009), Bleeding Edge (2013), Shadow Ticket (2025)
Adaptations
- Inherent Vice (film, 2014)
Translations of Works
- Gravity's Rainbow, Japanese translation available
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Dense prosePostmodernSatiricalEncyclopedic references
- Recurring Motifs
- ParanoiaEntropyConspiracyPopular culture
Legacy
One of the greatest American novelists, noted for postmodern fiction and reclusiveness.
Archives
- Huntington Library
In Popular Culture
- Cameo appearances on The Simpsons
Quotes
-
If they can get you asking the wrong questions, they don't have to worry about answers.
Source: Gravity's Rainbow (1973)
Trivia
- Notoriously reclusive with few photos.
- Voiced himself on The Simpsons.
- Latest novel Shadow Ticket published in 2025.