Thomas Pynchon

Pynchon, Thomas (1937– ), U.S. novelist whose works, influenced by James Joyce and Vladimir Nabokov, are noted for their ingenious wordplay and complexity. His novels include V (1963), The Crying of Lot 49 (1966), Gravity's Rainbow (1973), a National Book Award winner, Vineland (1990), and Mason & Dixie (1997).