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Thomas Pynchon

An American author.

The Crying of Lot 49

Thurn und Taxis opposes a secretive organization with a slogan abbreviated W.A.S.T.E. A posthorm symbolizes the organization Trystero, which is investigated by Oedipa Maas.

Gravity’s Rainbow

Bureaucracies use World War II to gain power. The main character’s sexual exploits are regularly followed by V-2 rocket strikes.

“Under the Rose”