Thomas Pynchon Biography

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NAME: Thomas Pynchon
OCCUPATION: Author
BIRTH DATE: May 08, 1937 (Age: 76)
EDUCATION: Oyster Bay High School, Cornell University
PLACE OF BIRTH: Glen Cove, New York
Full Name: Thomas Ruggles Pynchon
AKA: Thomas Pynchon
ZODIAC SIGN: Taurus

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Thomas Pynchon is an award-winning novelist known for works like The Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity's Rainbow.

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Born on May 8, 1937, in Glen Cove, New York, Thomas Pynchon studied science and English at Cornell University, publishing his first novel V in 1963. Subsequent work included The Crying of Lot 49, Vineland and Mason & Dixon, known for their layered, complex narratives. Pynchon, who is very private, won the National Book Award for Gravity’s Rainbow and is slated to publish Bleeding Edge in 2013.

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