Gravity’s Rainbow
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Gravity’s Rainbow is a dense, postmodern novel by Thomas Pynchon that intertwines World War II-era espionage, science, and paranoia in a sprawling, experimental narrative.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gravity’s Rainbow canonical | 13 |
| novel Gravity’s Rainbow (1973) | 1 |
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Target entity: Gravity’s Rainbow Context triple: [Thomas Pynchon, notableWork, Gravity’s Rainbow]
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The Browning Version
The Browning Version is a 1948 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that portrays the emotional and professional decline of a repressed, aging schoolmaster at an English public school.
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The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle is an alternate-history television series, based on Philip K. Dick’s novel, that imagines a world in which the Axis powers won World War II and now occupy a divided United States.
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Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1974 Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré that follows retired intelligence officer George Smiley as he hunts for a Soviet mole inside the British Secret Service.
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Logue
Logue is a surname most notably associated with Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist who helped King George VI overcome his stammer.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Gravity’s Rainbow Target entity description: Gravity’s Rainbow is a dense, postmodern novel by Thomas Pynchon that intertwines World War II-era espionage, science, and paranoia in a sprawling, experimental narrative.
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A.
The Browning Version
The Browning Version is a 1948 stage play by British dramatist Terence Rattigan that portrays the emotional and professional decline of a repressed, aging schoolmaster at an English public school.
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B.
The Man in the High Castle
The Man in the High Castle is an alternate-history television series, based on Philip K. Dick’s novel, that imagines a world in which the Axis powers won World War II and now occupy a divided United States.
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C.
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.
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D.
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (novel)
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 1974 Cold War espionage novel by John le Carré that follows retired intelligence officer George Smiley as he hunts for a Soviet mole inside the British Secret Service.
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E.
Logue
Logue is a surname most notably associated with Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist who helped King George VI overcome his stammer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
experimental fiction work
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novel ⓘ postmodern novel ⓘ |
| author | Thomas Pynchon ⓘ |
| awarded |
National Book Award for Fiction
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surface form:
1974 National Book Award for Fiction (shared)
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| centralObject | V-2 rocket ⓘ |
| character |
Franz Pökler
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Jessica Swanlake ⓘ Katje Borgesius ⓘ Pointsman ⓘ Roger Mexico ⓘ Tyrone Slothrop ⓘ |
| controversy | initially refused Pulitzer Prize by the Pulitzer advisory board ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
considered one of the major works of postmodern literature
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widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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historical fiction ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ satire ⓘ science fiction ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptations ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary postmodern novelists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Tyrone Slothrop ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
multiple perspectives
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nonlinear ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
intertextuality
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metafiction ⓘ pastiche ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Nebula Award
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surface form:
1973 Nebula Award for Best Novel
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| notableFor |
complex, fragmented narrative
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dense, allusive prose ⓘ extensive use of songs and pastiche ⓘ |
| originalPublicationDate | 1973-02-28 ⓘ |
| pageCount | ~760 ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Allied intelligence investigation of V-2 rockets
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Slothrop’s sexual encounters correlating with rocket impacts ⓘ statistical analysis of rocket strikes ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
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surface form:
Viking Press
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| setInPeriod |
World War II
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immediate post–World War II era ⓘ |
| structure | four-part division ⓘ |
| theme |
conspiracy
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determinism and free will ⓘ entropy ⓘ paranoia ⓘ science and mysticism ⓘ sexuality ⓘ surveillance ⓘ technology and control ⓘ war and destruction ⓘ |
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