Pynchon fans tend to be somewhat reclusive […]. From the “About” page of Pynchon in Public Get ready for “Pynchon in Public Day”! Scattered all over the world on May 8 mysterious signs appear on letterboxes and Pynchon books pop up in public – on buses, in cafés and bars, on public places, read by […]
Christopher Lightfoot Walker Award (2018) to Thomas Pynchon
It’s about time … New award for literature to Thomas Pynchon On March 20, the American Academy of Arts and Letters announced that Thomas Pynchon has been awarded the inaugural biennial Christopher Lightfoot Walker Award for a „writer of distinction who has made a significant contribution to American Literature“.1 The award-winning ceremony will take place in New York City on May […]