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Author

Thomas Pynchon

b. May 8, 1937 · United States

Writer, Novelist, Essayist, Science fiction writer

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Titles on list

7

Total weeks

31

Peak rank

#2

#15101519731986199920122025

Biography

Born
May 8, 1937 · Glen Cove
Nationality
United States
Gender
Male
Languages
English
Education
Cornell University, Oyster Bay High School

Awards & Honours

  • 1964William Faulkner Foundation Award
  • 1974National Book Award
  • 1975William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
  • 1988MacArthur Fellows Program

On the Bestseller Lists

7 titles

SHADOW TICKET
Thomas Pynchon
Cover of SHADOW TICKET

SHADOW TICKET

#7 · 1 wk

BLEEDING EDGE
Thomas Pynchon
Cover of BLEEDING EDGE

BLEEDING EDGE

#6 · 2 wks

INHERENT VICE
Thomas Pynchon
Cover of INHERENT VICE

INHERENT VICE

#5 · 2 wks

AGAINST THE DAY
Thomas Pynchon
Cover of AGAINST THE DAY

AGAINST THE DAY

#13 · 1 wk

MASON & DIXON
Thomas Pynchon
Cover of MASON & DIXON

MASON & DIXON

#4 · 8 wks

VINELAND
Thomas Pynchon
Cover of VINELAND

VINELAND

#2 · 13 wks

GRAVITY'S RAINBOW
Thomas Pynchon
Cover of GRAVITY'S RAINBOW

GRAVITY'S RAINBOW

#8 · 4 wks

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).