# Thomas Pynchon

> Thomas Ruggles Pynchon Jr. is an American novelist. He is known for his dense, complex works of postmodern fiction, which are distinguished by their paranoid tone, absurd humor, and references to history, art, science, and popular culture. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American novelists. Pynchon is notoriously reclusive. Few photographs of him have been published, and rumors about his location and identity have circulated since the 1960s.

*American novelist (born 1937)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1937
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 65.3
- **Category rank:** #115

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1535410/ (@nm1535410)

## Timeline
- **1988** - MacArthur Fellows Program
- **1975** - William Dean Howells Medal of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
- **1974** - National Book Award
- **1964** - William Faulkner Foundation Award
- **1937** - Born

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