Information on the characters, events, and everything else in V., organized alphabetically:Īn alternate form of commentary on the text. These two sections are so far almost entirely different, but we're working on integrating them. The second is the Spoiler-Free Annotations by Page, which allows the reader to look up and contribute allusions and references while reading the book, in a convenient and spoiler-free manner.
Alphabetical Index, used to keep track of the myriad characters, real and imagined, as well as events, arcana, and lots of other stuff. There are two major ways to use this wiki. Page numbers referred to as xx/xx are indicating first the 492-page edition page number and, after the slash, the 547-page edition page number. There are other paginations out there (why do they do this?), but these are the two we've chosen.
Pagination: We are using the 492-page pagination of the original editions of V. 4 Pynchon Wiki Help and Contributor Guidelines.Its name comes from the place in the Thomas Pynchon novel called Chryskylodon Institute (“from an ancient Indian word meaning ‘serenity’), an upscale rehabilitation facility in Ojai, where Micky Wolfmann is being kept.Ĭhryskylodon Blues from Laura Colella on Vimeo. This 12-minute film by Laura Colella captures behind the scenes filming of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice, shot in grainy Super-8 color. You can also read Thomas Pynchon’s biography - such as it is - on Wikipedia. The guides and annotations make PynchonWiki an excellent companion to readings of the novels. And, for those who are new to reading Pynchon, read the “Newbies” article.įor in-depth analyses, guides and page annotations for each of Pynchon’s novels, visit the PynchonWiki where you will also find most of the reviews for each novel, and lots of other good info.
Welcome! On this site you can check out the many and various covers for Pynchon’s novels over the decades and the world, as well as great Pynchon-related articles and investigations, as well as the latest news, and links to other excellent online Pynchon resources. Ray Roberts: Avid Collector and Thomas Pynchon’s EditorĬandida Donadio: The Agent Who Discovered Thomas Pynchon What happens when the mysterious interconnectedness of Thomas Pynchon’s The Crying of Lot 49 hits a little too close to home?
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