- Gebundene Ausgabe: 384 Seiten
- Verlag: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd; Auflage: First Edition (1. Februar 1990)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0436398664
- ISBN-13: 978-0436398667
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 23,6 x 16 x 3,6 cm
- Durchschnittliche Kundenbewertung: 4.0 von 5 Sternen Alle Rezensionen anzeigen (19 Kundenrezensionen)
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 314.695 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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The story of a group of 1980s Americans still struggling with the consequences of their lives in the 60s. Combining elements of daytime drama and political thriller, this novel also marks Pynchon's return to the Californian dreamscape he last explored in "The Crying of Lot 49".
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The story of a group of 1980s Americans still struggling with the consequences of their lives in the 60s. Combining elements of daytime drama and political thriller, this novel also marks Pynchon's return to the Californian dreamscape he last explored in "The Crying of Lot 49".
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In Vineland, Thomas Pynchon takes us back to the Reagan era of 1984 California.
The book begins with Zoyd Wheeler waking up on a fine summer's morning to some Froot Loops with a little Nestle's Quik on top. Zoyd lives in Vineland County, California, a fictional, forest-filled refuge for ageing flower children. And Zoyd play the part of ageing flower child to the hilt. He is a parttime keyboard player, handyman and fulltime marijuana grower who retains his disability benefits by jumping through glass windows once each year on television.
Zoyd has become a single parent to his teenage daughter Prairie since the mysterious disappearance of his wife, Prairie's mother, Frenesi Gates. A radical filmmaker during the 60s, Frenesi allowed herself to be seduced by Brock Vond, a federal prosecutor who was responsible for Frenesi's transformation from hippie radical to FBI informant.
Two decades after Frenesi's "disappearance," Zoyd is still looking for her, as is Vond, as is Prairie. The plot then becomes dense and tangled with flashbacks and flash forwards. Much of the book is simply gross exaggeration that is fairly preposterous and, at times, very funny.
Pynchon has a penchant for working symbolic meaning into his titles. Vineland is no exception. Vineland is, of course, the name of the mythical California setting of the book, but it is also the name Leif Ericsson gave to North America. As such, it was the name for a land untouched by human hands.
The exact opposite happens to be true of 1984 California, as anyone who's ever visited the area knows full well. Vineland exhibits none of the experimental prose that made Gravity's Rainbow so famous. In fact, the language employed in this book is flat and simple.
For some reason, this flatness seems to work. Essentially, Vineland tells the story of an aftermath that seems inevitable when viewed in retrospect and, as such, it is Pynchon's darkest book.
Pynchon celebrates the sixties but goes on to lament their aftermath. He celebrates America while condemning the way its inhabitants have been destroying themselves.
With Vineland, Pynchon took one step closer to hell than he did with even Gravity's Rainbow, becoming ninety-nine percent suicide and one percent nostalgia.
Vineland's one ray of hope shines in the character of Prairie, yet even Prairie shines none too brightly. During one of the book's most pivotal moments the only thing she can think of to do is to sing the Gilligan's Island theme song.
Vineland is Pynchon's only book dealing with the present. While the ludicrousness of Home Shopping, MTV and malls have not passed unnoticed, Pynchon does see more humor than unrelieved bleakness in the present state of America. But he is worried, that is plain to see.
While more bleak and barren than Gravity's Rainbow, Vineland at least holds out a few rays of hope.
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In this, his first novel in 17 years, Pynchon tells the story of what happened to those who fought the government in the 1960's. "Vineland" is a well written critique of American society in the 1980's, the decade in which the American government could finally claim control and ownership of its citizens. The story takes place in the year 1984 creating a wonderful parallel to Orwell's legendary novel.
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original zu lesen ist doch gut
Das Buch habe ich zuerst auf Deutsch gelesen, und hat mich gefessert. Wollte schon immer auf Englisch lesen. Und das hat meine Lust übertroffen. Sehr interessant.
Veröffentlicht am 13. August 2007 von Profe
Not as awful as everyone said...
...or perhaps all those years of amyl nitrate poppers have compromised my sense of smell. But I don't think so. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 11. April 2000 von boeanthropist
an accessible book comes screamimg across the sky
Scared by Gravity's Rainbow ? Then give Vineland a try. Its TP at his most mainstream. Ever wonder what the elusive one thinks about everyday subjects like modern movies or even... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 30. Dezember 1999 veröffentlicht
This is your brain on drugs
It has been hypothesized that frequent marijuana use stunts the brain, arresting the psychological maturity that normally (hopefully) comes to us via the blessing of an older... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 25. Oktober 1999 veröffentlicht
Why end yr war on commies when you can frame them for drugs?
When I noticed the unmarked car with "US Government" plates parked outside my home in a central coast beach town, I instantly began to wonder whether the officer who had... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 8. September 1999 veröffentlicht
zanily simple yet extremely complex
So my first venture into the world of T.P.confusing! but it makes the world seem so simple. This was a bomb waiting to explode in my mind and when it did it left a deep iprintation... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 6. September 1999 veröffentlicht
when you're a genius, you can get away with anything
Contains a running joke ridiculing Japanese culture and awkward english speech patterns. Funneeeee! World class, for sure! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 30. August 1999 von S. Clark
More please!
Pynchon remains one of the great writers of our day. This book is brilliant, hilarious. Every word is their for a reason (there are few works I can say this about). Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 15. August 1999 veröffentlicht
revelatory glimpse into the modern police state
history and analysis along with dark humour and permutations of skewed motivation from an author new to me. takes phillip k. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 6. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
UNREADABLE!
SORRY TO SAY, BUT THIS BOOK WAS A REAL BORE. I COULD NOT STAY WITH IT. OVER MY HEAD? COULD BE. I WAS VERY DISSAPOINTED WITH IT..
Veröffentlicht am 9. Januar 1999 von spry729909@sprintmail.com
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