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[[|thumb|Earliest known printing of '''''Levity's Rainbow'''''.]]'''''Levity's Rainbow''''' is a 2021 novel by Thomas Pynchon about Nazi Germany's efforts to develop an intercontinental ballistic comedian.
[[File:Levity's Rainbow.jpg|thumb|Earliest known printing of '''''Levity's Rainbow'''''.]]'''''Levity's Rainbow''''' is a 2021 novel by Thomas Pynchon about Nazi Germany's efforts to develop an intercontinental ballistic comedian.
 
== Other books by Pynchon ==
 
* ''[[ROY G BIV]]''


== In the News ==
== In the News ==


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File:Slothrop's Heroes.jpg|link=Slothrop's Heroes|'''''[[Slothrop's Heroes]]''''' is a 1973 historical novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon about the design, production, and sabotage of V-2 rockets by Allied agents posing as prisoners of war.
File:Gravity's Expendables.jpg|link=Gravity's Expendables|'''''[[Gravity's Expendables]]''''' is a 1973 novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon about a team of elite mercenaries tasked with stealing a Nazi secret weapon.  It was adapted for a 2010 film starring Sylvester Stallone.
File:The Scarlet Trumpet.jpg|link=The Scarlet Trumpet|'''''[[The Scarlet Trumpet]]''''' is a work of experimental historical fiction by American authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Thomas Pynchon.
File:The Man in the High-Rise Castle.jpg|link=The Man in the High-Rise Castle|'''''[[The Man in the High-Rise Castle]]''''' is an alternative history novel by Philip K. Dick and J. G. Ballard.
File:The Dark Writer - Why don't you give me a call.jpg|link=The Dark Writer|'''''[[The Dark Writer]]''''' is a 2008 superhero film starring Heather Ledger as Captain Blicero,  an anarchistic mastermind who seeks to test how far Thomas Pynchon will go to save his readers from chaos.
File:Undercover Jester.jpg|link=Undercover Jester|'''''[[Undercover Jester]]''''' is a 1955 medieval police procedural training film starring Danny Kaye as a police forensic dramatist working undercover as a court jester.
File:Rabelais - Hat-mounted satire missile.jpg|link=Rabelais|'''[[Rabelais]]''' is a small hat-mounted missile for close-quarters combat.
File:The Pied Piper of Mad Men.jpg|link=The Pied Piper of Mad Men|'''''[[The Pied Piper of Mad Men]]''''' is an American drama television series about an advertising executive (Harry Hamlin) who is caught up in the German invasion of France while on vacation, and finds himself taking an ever-growing group of clients to safety.
File:Peer Puck, Dansk Detektiv.jpg|link=Peer Puck, Dansk Detektiv|'''''[[Peer Puck, Dansk Detektiv]]''''' is a Danish police procedural drama television series about a Copenhagen police detective who is secretly the mischievous spirit Puck.
File:Go Ask Alice Blue.jpg|link=Go Ask Alice Blue|'''''[[Go Ask Alice Blue]]''''' is a 1971 book about a teenage girl who develops a color addiction at age 15 and runs away from home on a journey of self-destructive pigmentation.
File:Call_me_HTML_-_Moby-Web.jpg|link=Call me HTML|'''[[Call me HTML]]''' is the iconic opening sentence of the novel '''''Moby-Web'''''.
File:Stand on FBI Headquarters.jpg|link=Stand on FBI Headquarters|'''''[[Stand on FBI Headquarters]]''''' is a field report on intelligence services in the United States of America by deceased APTO agent and alleged time-traveler John Brunner.


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== Fiction cross-reference ==
== Fiction cross-reference ==


* [[Call me HTML]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon algorithm]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* [[Gnomon Chronicles]]
* ''[[Go Ask Alice Blue]]''
* ''[[Gravity's Expendables]]''
* ''[[Peer Puck, Dansk Detektiv]]''
* [[Rabelais]]
* ''[[ROY G BIV]]''
* [[Slothrop Fever]]
* ''[[Slothrop's Heroes]]''
* ''[[Stand on FBI Headquarters]]''
* ''[[The Dark Writer]]''
* ''[[The Man in the High-Rise Castle]]''
* ''[[The Pied Piper of Mad Men]]''
* ''[[The Scarlet Trumpet]]''


== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
== Nonfiction cross-reference ==
* [[Thomas Pynchon (nonfiction)]]


== External links ==
== External links ==


* [ Post] @ Twitter (11 October 2021)
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity%27s_Rainbow Gravity's Rainbow] @ Wikpedia
 
=== Social media ===
 
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1590785216582668291 Post] @ Twitter (10 November 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1574460132817342468 Post] @ Twitter (26 September 2022) - "I've robbed the rainbow to make you gay" ad - Jester Wools
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1523307657335037952 Post] @ Twitter (8 May 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1505709109991153664 Post] @ Twitter (20 March 2022)
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1452710819305820166 Post] @ Twitter (11 October 2021)


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[[Category:Comedy (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Thomas Pynchon (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Rockets (nonfiction)]]
[[Category:Weapons (nonfiction)]]


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[[Category:Jesters (nonfiction)]]
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Latest revision as of 12:15, 15 November 2023

Earliest known printing of Levity's Rainbow.

Levity's Rainbow is a 2021 novel by Thomas Pynchon about Nazi Germany's efforts to develop an intercontinental ballistic comedian.

Other books by Pynchon

In the News

  • Slothrop's Heroes is a 1973 historical novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon about the design, production, and sabotage of V-2 rockets by Allied agents posing as prisoners of war.

    Slothrop's Heroes is a 1973 historical novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon about the design, production, and sabotage of V-2 rockets by Allied agents posing as prisoners of war.

  • Gravity's Expendables is a 1973 novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon about a team of elite mercenaries tasked with stealing a Nazi secret weapon. It was adapted for a 2010 film starring Sylvester Stallone.

    Gravity's Expendables is a 1973 novel by American writer Thomas Pynchon about a team of elite mercenaries tasked with stealing a Nazi secret weapon. It was adapted for a 2010 film starring Sylvester Stallone.

  • The Scarlet Trumpet is a work of experimental historical fiction by American authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Thomas Pynchon.

    The Scarlet Trumpet is a work of experimental historical fiction by American authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Thomas Pynchon.

  • The Man in the High-Rise Castle is an alternative history novel by Philip K. Dick and J. G. Ballard.

    The Man in the High-Rise Castle is an alternative history novel by Philip K. Dick and J. G. Ballard.

  • The Dark Writer is a 2008 superhero film starring Heather Ledger as Captain Blicero, an anarchistic mastermind who seeks to test how far Thomas Pynchon will go to save his readers from chaos.

    The Dark Writer is a 2008 superhero film starring Heather Ledger as Captain Blicero, an anarchistic mastermind who seeks to test how far Thomas Pynchon will go to save his readers from chaos.

  • Undercover Jester is a 1955 medieval police procedural training film starring Danny Kaye as a police forensic dramatist working undercover as a court jester.

    Undercover Jester is a 1955 medieval police procedural training film starring Danny Kaye as a police forensic dramatist working undercover as a court jester.

  • Rabelais is a small hat-mounted missile for close-quarters combat.

    Rabelais is a small hat-mounted missile for close-quarters combat.

  • The Pied Piper of Mad Men is an American drama television series about an advertising executive (Harry Hamlin) who is caught up in the German invasion of France while on vacation, and finds himself taking an ever-growing group of clients to safety.

    The Pied Piper of Mad Men is an American drama television series about an advertising executive (Harry Hamlin) who is caught up in the German invasion of France while on vacation, and finds himself taking an ever-growing group of clients to safety.

  • Peer Puck, Dansk Detektiv is a Danish police procedural drama television series about a Copenhagen police detective who is secretly the mischievous spirit Puck.

    Peer Puck, Dansk Detektiv is a Danish police procedural drama television series about a Copenhagen police detective who is secretly the mischievous spirit Puck.

  • Go Ask Alice Blue is a 1971 book about a teenage girl who develops a color addiction at age 15 and runs away from home on a journey of self-destructive pigmentation.

    Go Ask Alice Blue is a 1971 book about a teenage girl who develops a color addiction at age 15 and runs away from home on a journey of self-destructive pigmentation.

  • Call me HTML is the iconic opening sentence of the novel Moby-Web.

    Call me HTML is the iconic opening sentence of the novel Moby-Web.

  • Stand on FBI Headquarters is a field report on intelligence services in the United States of America by deceased APTO agent and alleged time-traveler John Brunner.

    Stand on FBI Headquarters is a field report on intelligence services in the United States of America by deceased APTO agent and alleged time-traveler John Brunner.

Fiction cross-reference

Nonfiction cross-reference

External links

Social media

  • Post @ Twitter (10 November 2022)
  • Post @ Twitter (26 September 2022) - "I've robbed the rainbow to make you gay" ad - Jester Wools
  • Post @ Twitter (8 May 2022)
  • Post @ Twitter (20 March 2022)
  • Post @ Twitter (11 October 2021)


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