Against the Day: Influences PART 2

Explore the key literary influences behind 'Against the Day' in PART 2 of our deep dive. Discover the essential books that shaped Pynchon's masterpiece and enriched its themes.

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Against the Day

by Thomas Pynchon

A tale spanning the years between the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and the end of World War I features characters who are caught up …
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The Scarlet Pimpernel

by Baroness Orczy

A timeless novel of adventure, intrigue, and romance is sparked by one man's defiance in the face of authority... The year is 1792. The French …
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The Communist Manifesto

by Karl Marx

A rousing call to arms whose influence is still felt today Originally published on the eve of the 1848 European revolutions, The Communist Manifesto is …
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Ragtime

by E.L. Doctorow

The lives of three remarkable families become entwined with Henry Ford, Harry Houdini, J.P. Morgan, Theodore Dreiser, Sigmund Freud, and Emiliano Zapata at the turn …
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The Prince

by Niccolo Machiavelli

Here is the world's most famous master plan for seizing and holding power. Astonishing in its candor The Prince even today remains a disturbingly realistic …
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Thus Spoke Zarathustra

by Friedrich Nietzsche

The ancient Persian prophet Zarathustra descends from the mountains to tell the world that God is dead and that Superman, the human embodiment of divinity, …
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Simulacra and Simulation

by Jean Baudrillard

Develops a theory of contemporary culture that relies on displacing economic notions of cultural production with notions of cultural expenditure. This book represents an effort …
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