Through the machineries of greed, pettiness, and the abuse of power, love occurs.

Thomas Pynchon

Gravity's Rainbow

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Topic

Power of love Love

Author

Thomas Pynchon

Source

Gravity's Rainbow

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United States

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Citation

Pynchon, Thomas. Gravity's Rainbow. Viking Press, 1973.

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Time
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Citation

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Source
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Era
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Original Citation

Boethius. De Consolatione Philosophiae [On the Consolation of Philosophy]. 524, bk. 2, poem 8.

Current Citation

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