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Vineland

Vineland is a 1990 postmodern novel by Thomas Pynchon set in California in 1984, the year of President Ronald Reagan's reelection. Through flashbacks, its characters, who lived through the 1960s, account for the free spirit of rebellion of that decade, and describe the traits of the "fascistic Nixonian repression" and the war on drugs that clashed with…

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Author
Thomas Pynchon
Genre
Political satire, postmodern literature
LC Class
PS3566.Y55 V5
Pages
385 (Hardcover first edition)
Publication place
United States
Published
February 1990 (1990-02)[a] (Little, Brown and Company)

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Vineland

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Triples126
Avg. degree1.96
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related to Further reading · 45
Vineland → Andrew, Babies, Boston, Brown, Coming American Police-State, Critical Takes, Dalkey Archive Press, Dan, David, Donald, Geddes, Geoffrey Green, Gordon, Greiner, IL, January, John Diebold, Larry McCaffery, Little, Michael Goodwin
related to Sources · 30
Vineland → Brian, Cambridge Companions, Cambridge University Press, CCOL9780521769747, Cowart, Cyrus, David, Duke University Press, Herman, In Dalsgaard, Inger, ISBN, Ken, Knabb, Literature, Luc, March, McHale, Morrison, Negative
related to Critical reception · 25
Vineland → Although, America, American, Author Tobias Meinel, Books, Brad Leithauser, British, Chicago Tribune, Frank Kermode, Gravity's Rainbow, Greed Decade, He, In, Invisible Man, James McManus, Lot, Pynchon, Pynchon Lite, Pynchon's, Republican America
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Vineland → Academy Awards, Anderson, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Casting, Best Director, Best Film Editing, Best Picture, Best Supporting Actor, In, One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson, Pynchon's, Sean Penn, September, You
related to External links · 3
Vineland → Over Time, ThomasPynchon, Vineland WikiVineland Cover Art
Author · 1
Vineland → Thomas Pynchon
Genre · 1
Vineland → Political satire, postmodern literature
ISBN · 1
Vineland → .mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…
LC Class · 1
Vineland → PS3566.Y55 V5
Pages · 1
Vineland → 385 (Hardcover first edition)

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VinelandAuthorThomas Pynchon1.00infobox
VinelandGenrePolitical satire, postmodern literature1.00infobox
VinelandISBN.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:r…1.00infobox
VinelandLC ClassPS3566.Y55 V51.00infobox
VinelandPages385 (Hardcover first edition)1.00infobox
VinelandPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
VinelandPublishedFebruary 1990 (1990-02)[a] (Little, Brown and Company)1.00infobox
Vinelandis a1990 postmodern novel by Thomas Pynchon set in California in 19840.90text
Vinelandrelated to Critical receptionAuthor Tobias Meinel0.60section
Vinelandrelated to Critical receptionPynchon Lite0.60section
Vinelandrelated to Critical receptionAmerican0.60section
Vinelandrelated to Critical receptionSalman Rushdie0.60section

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