The grim phoenix: Reconstructing Thomas Pynchon

by William M. Plater

288 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1978

Reviews

[Matěj · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Grim Phoenix is an excellent piece of early scholarly criticism on Thomas Pynchon. Since it cannot rely on the vast body of criticism published since the late 1970s, it goes deep into the early novels and short stories. It is a good choice if you want to soak in interesting ideas without being bogged in postmodernist theory and countless reference works.

[Kirby Gann · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just stumbled onto this at Moe's Bookstore in Berkeley, CA. Very informative and thoughtful, yet clear in the discussions of this sometimes-difficult author's work (up to 1978, at least, when this study appeared).

[david · Rating 3 out of 5]

better than the gnostic pynchon. cause for several margin note taking and highlighting.