Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow (1973)
Don't miss this amazing video about Gravity's Rainbow winning the National Book Award, including a recording of Professor Irwin Corey's hilarious acceptance speech.
Read Professor Irwin Corey's acceptance speech for Pynchon's 1974 National Book Award for Gravity's Rainbow.
Also, have a look at Douglas Kløvedal Lannark's exhaustive documenting of "love" in Gravity's Rainbow.
V-1
A V-1, aka "buzzbomb" and "doodlebug," in flight. The V-1 was not really a rocket, but rather a jet-propelled, aerial torpedo with wings. The "V" stands for Vergeltungswaffen which is German for "vengeance weapon." It was first launched against London on June 13, 1944; the last was launched in early September 1944. A total of 2,419 crash-dived into London. Approximately 5500 people were killed by V-1s.
