Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. is an American novelist noted for his dense and complex novels. His fiction and non-fiction writings encompass a vast array of subject matter, genres and themes, including history, music, science, and mathematics. Wikipedia
Born: 1937 (age 86 years), Glen Cove, NY
Influenced by: James Joyce, Philip Roth, Vladimir Nabokov, and more
Spouse: Melanie Jackson (m. 1990)
Children: Jackson Pynchon
Parents: Thomas Ruggles Pynchon, Sr and Katherine Frances Bennett
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