A New Pynchon Novel Arrives in French Translation Next Month
Christian Bourgois will publish « Mission de l'ombre », the latest by the notoriously elusive Thomas Pynchon, on October 1.
Christian Bourgois is set to release « Mission de l'ombre », a new novel by Thomas Pynchon, on October 1, according to Livres Hebdo. The French trade publication describes the book as following a private detective through the 1930s, in a narrative it calls a blend of whimsy and melancholy.
Pynchon, celebrated for works such as « Gravity's Rainbow » and « Vineland », has long cultivated a reputation as one of American literature's most reclusive figures, rarely granting interviews or public appearances. Livres Hebdo's brief notice gives no further detail on the novel's plot, length, or English-language title.
No additional information about the original edition or its translator has been made available in the source material.
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