Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon (English) Paperback Book

Description: Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon Spanning the period between the Chicago Worlds Fair of 1893 and the years just after World War I, this novel moves from the labor troubles in Colorado to turn-of-the century New York, to London and Gottingen, Venice and Vienna, the Balkans, Central Asia, and elsewhere. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "[Pynchons] funniest and arguably his most accessible novel." —The New York Times Book Review"Raunchy, funny, digressive, brilliant." —USA Today"Rich and sweeping, wild and thrilling." —The Boston GlobeSpanning the era between the Chicago Worlds Fair of 1893 and the years just after World War I, and constantly moving between locations across the globe (and to a few places not strictly speaking on the map at all), Against the Day unfolds with a phantasmagoria of characters that includes anarchists, balloonists, drug enthusiasts, mathematicians, mad scientists, shamans, spies, and hired guns. As an era of uncertainty comes crashing down around their ears and an unpredictable future commences, these folks are mostly just trying to pursue their lives. Sometimes they manage to catch up; sometimes its their lives that pursue them. Author Biography Thomas Pynchon is the author of V., The Crying of Lot 49, Gravitys Rainbow, Slow Learner, Vineland, Mason & Dixon, Against the Day, Inherent Vice, and Bleeding Edge. He received the National Book Award for Gravitys Rainbow in 1974. Review "[Pynchons] funniest and arguably his most accessible novel." —The New York Times Book Review "Those who climb aboard Pynchons airship will have the ride of their lives. History lesson, mystical quest, utopian dream, experimental metafiction, Marxist melodrama, Marxian comedy—Against the Day is all of these things and more." —The Washington Post Book World "Raunchy, funny, digressive, brilliant." —USA Today "Rich and sweeping, wild and thrilling." —The Boston Globe "Audacious, bodacious, entropic, synoptic, electric, eclectic, entertaining, hyperbraining, high-roller, tripolar." —The Philadelphia Inquirer Long Description The inimitable Thomas Pynchon has done it again. Hailed as a major work of art by "The Wall Street Journal," his first novel in almost ten years spans the era between the Chicago Worlds Fair of 1893 and the years just after World War I and moves among locations across the globe (and to a few places not strictly speaking on the map at all). With a phantasmagoria of characters and a kaleidoscopic plot, "Against the Day" confronts a world of impending disaster, unrestrained corporate greed, false religiosity, moronic fecklessness, and evil intent in high places and still manages to be hilarious, moving, profound, and so much more. Review Quote [Pynchons] funniest and arguably his most accessible novel. "The New York Times Book Review" Those who climb aboard Pynchons airship will have the ride of their lives. History lesson, mystical quest, utopian dream, experimental metafiction, Marxist melodrama, Marxian comedy Against the Day is all of these things and more. "The Washington Post Book World" Raunchy, funny, digressive, brilliant. "USA Today" Rich and sweeping, wild and thrilling. "The Boston Globe" Audacious, bodacious, entropic, synoptic, electric, eclectic, entertaining, hyperbraining, high- roller, tripolar. "The Philadelphia Inquirer" Details ISBN0143112562 Author Thomas Pynchon Short Title AGAINST THE DAY Language English ISBN-10 0143112562 ISBN-13 9780143112563 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2007 Residence US Birth 1937 DOI 10.1604/9780143112563 Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2007-10-30 NZ Release Date 2007-10-30 US Release Date 2007-10-30 UK Release Date 2007-10-30 Pages 1104 Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc Publication Date 2007-10-30 Imprint Penguin USA Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:12629349;

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