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Thomas Pynchon
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Thomas Pynchon

Author · born May 8, 1937

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Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. is an American novelist. He is known for his dense, complex works of postmodern fiction, which are distinguished by their paranoid tone, absurd humor, and references to history, art, science, and popular culture.

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  1. ~37Received the National Book Award1974
  2. 51Named MacArthur Fellows ProgramJuly 1, 1988

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