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This is the Wiki for [[Thomas Pynchon]]'s ''V.''. Besides using the Alphabetical Index and the page-by-page annotation, you can also take a look at [[V. covers|''V.'' covers]], read the [[Reviews of V.|reviews]], or [[V. Obs|provide insights or observations]].

==How to Use this Wiki==

'''Pagination:''' We are using the 492-page pagination of the original editions of ''V.'' and the 547-page later editions. There are other paginations out there (why do they do this???), but these are the two we've chosen. Page numbers referred to as xx/xx are indicating first the 492-page edition page number and, after the slash, the 547-page edition page number.

There are two major ways to use this wiki. The first is the '''''V.'' Alphabetical Index''', used to keep track of the myriad characters, real and imagined, as well as events, arcana, and lots of other stuff. The second is the '''Spoiler-Free Annotations by Page''', which allows the reader to look up and contribute allusions and references while reading the book, in a convenient and spoiler-free manner. These two sections are so far almost entirely different, but we're working on integrating them.

Apart from those, it's up to you.

==Alphabetical Index==
Information on the characters, events, and everything else in ''V.'', organized alphabetically:{{V_Alpha_Nav}}

==Page by Page Annotations==
An alternate form of commentary on the text. The guiding principle of these annotations is to remain spoiler-free, so that readers can follow along without the fear that later parts of the book will be revealed.
{{V PbP}}
<br><p>

== Pynchon Wiki Help and Contributor Guidelines==

[[Help:Contents|'''Click here for help with editing and creating pages.''']]

We have a few conventions we ask that you follow:

* When creating a new page, first check to make sure a page/article about what you want to write about hasn't already been created, by '''[[Special:Allpages|checking the list of all Wiki pages on Pynchon Wiki]]'''. If a page already exists, please modify that one.

* To open a discussion on an individual listing of the Alpha Index or Page by Page Annotations, give it a name that identifies the alpha listing (eg <nowiki>[[Discussion Subject|'''DISCUSSION''']]</nowiki>) and notice that the visible name will be "'''DISCUSSION'''" in bold and full caps, so it stands out a bit.

* [[Help:Contents|More help for this wiki available here.]]

==External Links==

* [http://www.thomaspynchon.com/ ThomasPynchon.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110830221913/http://fortunaty.net/text/textz/textz/pynchon_thomas_v.txt Full Text of ''V.'']
* [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/ The Modern Word Pynchon page]
: [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/pynchon_v.html The Modern Word: ''V.'']
: [http://z11.invisionfree.com/thefictionalwoods/index.php The Fictional Woods] - a Pynchon forum
* [http://www.newpartisan.com/home/literature-for-the-age-of-unease-reading-pynchon-today.html "Reading Pynchon Today" in the ''New Partisan'']
* [http://www.bookforum.com/archive/sum_05/pynchon.html "Pynchon From A to V" - Excellent!]
* [http://pynchonoid.blogspot.com/ Pynchonoid Blog]
* [http://www.pynchon.pomona.edu/v/index.html Pomona ''V.'' page]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V. Wikipedia: ''V.'']
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_WWII_German_military_terms Glossary of German Military Terms]
* [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/V. Uncyclopedia's Entry for ''V.'' (Fantastic!)]

==Featured Article==

[[image:Malta-Independent-logo.png|left|200px]]This ''Malta Independent'' article, by Noel Grima, published on April 13, 2014, explores Pynchon's relationship with Malta, which began in the 1950s when, in the Navy, he was stationed there. It also talks about modern Malta. [http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-04-13/news/thomas-pynchons-v-and-valletta-4606558209/ Read the ''Malta Independent'' article...]

'''Pynchon's Malta'''  This is a wonderful article by David J. Alworth, published in [http://post45.research.yale.edu/2012/10/pynchons-malta/ Post45]. Excerpt:<br />
:Here, site reading takes the form of an extended analysis of chapter 11 of Pynchon's novel, which, set in a ruined Malta, narrates the death of The Bad Priest, one of the many embodiments of V. in the story. A humanoid figure trapped at a bombsite, The Priest recalls the mannequins of "Operation Cue," while functioning most emphatically, I will argue, as a riposte to Norbert Wiener and the vision of the cybernetic being that he develops in ''The Human Use of Human Beings'', a text Pynchon knew well.

A must-read for fans of ''V.''. [http://post45.research.yale.edu/2012/10/pynchons-malta/ The article...]

[[image:logo_NYT.gif|left|200px]]This article from the June 25, 2008 ''New York Times'' Travel section has a video of Malta's history, photographs, and is a pretty good read (but check out the comments!):

Malta’s historical significance, however, outweighs its tiny weirdness. For 2,000 years, it was one of the most important strategic locations in the Mediterranean, a key to controlling naval traffic between the sea’s east and west. More recently, Malta has occupied a strategic spot in the American imagination, from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maltese_Falcon ''The Maltese Falcon''] to Thomas Pynchon’s ''V.'' and Joseph Heller’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_22 ''Catch-22''], both of which had significant scenes set here. And Hollywood has gotten into Malta, too: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_(film) ''Troy''], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator_(film) ''Gladiator''] and even [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye_(film) ''Popeye''] were shot here.

[http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/mopeds-horsemeat-and-pynchon-on-malta/?scp=10&sq=Frugal%20Traveler%20Grand%20Tour&st=cse Read the ''New York Times'' article...]

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==Image Gallery==
Below are some of the images you will find on Pynchon Wiki. {{Special:Newimages}}

Thanks, and enjoy...

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2018-10-22T18:24:51Z

Darby: Fixed dead link with internet archive version.

[[Image:V_cover_sm.jpg|right]]<big>'''Welcome to ''V.'' Wiki'''</big>

To become a contributor/editor, [http://pynchonwiki.com/mycaptcha/captcha-page.php '''Create an account.''']

:[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0060930217/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0060930217&linkCode=as2&tag=pyncwiki-20'''Order ''V.''''']

<likebutton>http%3A%2F%2Fv.pynchonwiki.com%2Fwiki%2Findex.php%3Ftitle%3DMain_Page</likebutton>

This is the Wiki for [[Thomas Pynchon]]'s ''V.''. Besides using the Alphabetical Index and the page-by-page annotation, you can also take a look at [[V. covers|''V.'' covers]], read the [[Reviews of V.|reviews]], or [[V. Obs|provide insights or observations]].

==How to Use this Wiki==

'''Pagination:''' We are using the 492-page pagination of the original editions of ''V.'' and the 547-page later editions. There are other paginations out there (why do they do this???), but these are the two we've chosen. Page numbers referred to as xx/xx are indicating first the 492-page edition page number and, after the slash, the 547-page edition page number.

There are two major ways to use this wiki. The first is the '''''V.'' Alphabetical Index''', used to keep track of the myriad characters, real and imagined, as well as events, arcana, and lots of other stuff. The second is the '''Spoiler-Free Annotations by Page''', which allows the reader to look up and contribute allusions and references while reading the book, in a convenient and spoiler-free manner. These two sections are so far almost entirely different, but we're working on integrating them.

Apart from those, it's up to you.

==Alphabetical Index==
Information on the characters, events, and everything else in ''V.'', organized alphabetically:{{V_Alpha_Nav}}

==Page by Page Annotations==
An alternate form of commentary on the text. The guiding principle of these annotations is to remain spoiler-free, so that readers can follow along without the fear that later parts of the book will be revealed.
{{V PbP}}
<br><p>

== Pynchon Wiki Help and Contributor Guidelines==

[[Help:Contents|'''Click here for help with editing and creating pages.''']]

We have a few conventions we ask that you follow:

* When creating a new page, first check to make sure a page/article about what you want to write about hasn't already been created, by '''[[Special:Allpages|checking the list of all Wiki pages on Pynchon Wiki]]'''. If a page already exists, please modify that one.

* To open a discussion on an individual listing of the Alpha Index or Page by Page Annotations, give it a name that identifies the alpha listing (eg <nowiki>[[Discussion Subject|'''DISCUSSION''']]</nowiki>) and notice that the visible name will be "'''DISCUSSION'''" in bold and full caps, so it stands out a bit.

* [[Help:Contents|More help for this wiki available here.]]

==External Links==

* [http://www.thomaspynchon.com/ ThomasPynchon.com]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110830221913/http://fortunaty.net/text/textz/textz/pynchon_thomas_v.txt Full Text of ''V.'']
* [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/ The Modern Word Pynchon page]
: [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/pynchon_v.html The Modern Word: ''V.'']
: [http://z11.invisionfree.com/thefictionalwoods/index.php The Fictional Woods] - a Pynchon forum
* [http://www.newpartisan.com/home/literature-for-the-age-of-unease-reading-pynchon-today.html "Reading Pynchon Today" in the ''New Partisan'']
* [http://www.bookforum.com/archive/sum_05/pynchon.html "Pynchon From A to V" - Excellent!]
* [http://pynchonoid.blogspot.com/ Pynchonoid Blog]
* [http://www.pynchon.pomona.edu/v/index.html Pomona ''V.'' page]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V. Wikipedia: ''V.'']
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_WWII_German_military_terms Glossary of German Military Terms]
* [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/V. Uncyclopedia's Entry for ''V.'' (Fantastic!)]
* [http://www.en8848.com.cn/fiction/Fiction/Gerneral/2007-12-14/58934.html Chinese page on ''V.'' that includes the full text of the novel!]

==Featured Article==

[[image:Malta-Independent-logo.png|left|200px]]This ''Malta Independent'' article, by Noel Grima, published on April 13, 2014, explores Pynchon's relationship with Malta, which began in the 1950s when, in the Navy, he was stationed there. It also talks about modern Malta. [http://www.independent.com.mt/articles/2014-04-13/news/thomas-pynchons-v-and-valletta-4606558209/ Read the ''Malta Independent'' article...]

'''Pynchon's Malta'''  This is a wonderful article by David J. Alworth, published in [http://post45.research.yale.edu/2012/10/pynchons-malta/ Post45]. Excerpt:<br />
:Here, site reading takes the form of an extended analysis of chapter 11 of Pynchon's novel, which, set in a ruined Malta, narrates the death of The Bad Priest, one of the many embodiments of V. in the story. A humanoid figure trapped at a bombsite, The Priest recalls the mannequins of "Operation Cue," while functioning most emphatically, I will argue, as a riposte to Norbert Wiener and the vision of the cybernetic being that he develops in ''The Human Use of Human Beings'', a text Pynchon knew well.

A must-read for fans of ''V.''. [http://post45.research.yale.edu/2012/10/pynchons-malta/ The article...]

[[image:logo_NYT.gif|left|200px]]This article from the June 25, 2008 ''New York Times'' Travel section has a video of Malta's history, photographs, and is a pretty good read (but check out the comments!):

Malta’s historical significance, however, outweighs its tiny weirdness. For 2,000 years, it was one of the most important strategic locations in the Mediterranean, a key to controlling naval traffic between the sea’s east and west. More recently, Malta has occupied a strategic spot in the American imagination, from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Maltese_Falcon ''The Maltese Falcon''] to Thomas Pynchon’s ''V.'' and Joseph Heller’s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catch_22 ''Catch-22''], both of which had significant scenes set here. And Hollywood has gotten into Malta, too: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troy_(film) ''Troy''], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gladiator_(film) ''Gladiator''] and even [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeye_(film) ''Popeye''] were shot here.

[http://frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/06/25/mopeds-horsemeat-and-pynchon-on-malta/?scp=10&sq=Frugal%20Traveler%20Grand%20Tour&st=cse Read the ''New York Times'' article...]

<div style="clear:both;"></div>

==Image Gallery==
Below are some of the images you will find on Pynchon Wiki. {{Special:Newimages}}

Thanks, and enjoy...