The quest for V sweeps us through sixty years and a panorama of Alexandria, Paris, Malta, Florence, Africa and New York. But who, where or what is V? Bawdy, sometimes sad and frequently hilarious, V has become a modern classic.

The first novel by the incomparable Thomas Pynchon.

The first novel from the great, incomparable Thomas Pynchon.

The quest for V. sweeps us through sixty years and a panorama of Alexandria, Paris, Malta, Florence, Africa and New York. But who, where or what is V.? Bawdy, sometimes sad and frequently hilarious, V. as become a modern classic.

‘The greatest, wildest, most infuriating author of his generation’ Ian Rankin, Guardian

‘To read V. today is to experience Pynchon anew’ New Yorker