We could tell you the year is 1944, that the main character is called Tyrone Slothrop and that he has a problem because bombs are falling across Europe and crashing to earth at the exact locations of his sexual conquests. But that doesn't really begin to cover it.
A new edition to celebrate the 40th anniversary of this classic, experimental novel set during WWII. 'Pynchon is both the US's most serious and most funny writer.' Thomas Leveritt, "Independent"