Gravity's Rainbow

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Gravity's_Rainbow
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:theatre
gptkbp:author gptkb:Thomas_Pynchon
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:National_Book_Award_for_Fiction
gptkbp:bannedIn some US schools
gptkbp:book PZ4.P987 Gr PS3566.Y55
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:coverArtist gptkb:Marc_Getter
gptkbp:criticalReception acclaimed
gptkbp:deweyDecimal 813/.5/4
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Vineland
gptkbp:genre gptkb:science_fiction
historical fiction
postmodern literature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gravity's Rainbow
gptkbp:influenced postmodern literature
gptkbp:ISBN 0-670-44160-0
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Blicero
gptkb:Katje_Borgesius
gptkb:Pointsman
gptkb:Roger_Mexico
gptkb:Tyrone_Slothrop
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:print
gptkbp:notableFor complex narrative structure
dense prose
exploration of sexuality
satirical elements
cultural references
difficult to adapt
unconventional structure
use of mathematics and science
use of songs and poems
gptkbp:OCLC 578313
gptkbp:pages 760
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:The_Crying_of_Lot_49
gptkbp:publicationDate 1973
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Viking_Press
gptkbp:referencedIn popular culture
gptkbp:sequel none
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Europe
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:shortlistedFor gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkbp:subject gptkb:V-2_rocket
gptkb:organization
gptkb:technology
gptkb:conspiracy
psychology
paranoia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Thomas_Pynchon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5