About “Against the Day”
Against the Day is an epic historical novel by Thomas Pynchon, published on November 21, 2006. The story spans from the 1893 Chicago World's Fair to the period after World War I. It includes more than a hundred characters across multiple global locations, including the United States, Europe, Mexico, Central Asia, Africa, and some places not clearly mapped. The book is described as a work of historiographic metafiction. At 1,085 pages, it is Pynchon's longest novel. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
Praise for “Against the Day”
“[Pynchon's] funniest and arguably his most accessible novel . . . With Against the Day, Pynchon proves himself the heir to [Conrad and Wells], and a matchless fantasist of the real.”
“Audacious, bodacious, entropic, synoptic, electric, eclectic, entertaining, hyperbraining, high-roller, tripolar . . . Buy Against the Day.”
“Against the Day is a major work of art and, like all creations of surpassing greatness, something to be studied.”
Book details
- Published
- 2007
- Latest edition
- 2007 · ISBN 9781400133703
- ISBN
- 9780143112563
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| Cover | Edition | Year | ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Against the Day | 2007 | 9781400133703 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Against the Day | 2007 | 9780143112563 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Against the Day | 2007 | 9781400103706 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Against the Day | 2007 | 9781400153701 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Against the Day | 2006 | 9781594201202 | Buy on Amazon |
 | Against the Day | 2006 | 9780224080958 | Buy on Amazon |
Frequently asked questions
How many pages is Against the Day?
Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon has 1104 pages.
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Some summaries adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Book descriptions, author biographies, award records and review quotes on this page are courtesy of Penguin Random House.