Book · recommended on 1 episode
Gravity's Rainbow
Thomas Pynchon ISBN 9780553102710
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Thomas Pynchon ISBN 9780553102710
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This book by Thomas Pynchon came up once on Lex Fridman in the episodes we index. That mention was a genuine on-air recommendation, not just a passing reference. The people who brought it up: Norman Ohler. Every occurrence below links to the episode page and to the exact second it was said on YouTube.
“Thomas Pynchon, who wrote Gravity's Rainbow, which I think is one of the best novels of the 20th century... I think it's an absolute masterpiece.”— Norman Ohler
The guest here is Norman Ohler: German novelist and non-fiction author of Blitzed, Tripped, and The Bohemians. He researches the role of drugs in history using primary archival sources and is working on a new book, Stoned Sapiens, about human civilization through the lens of drugs. Norman Ohler reveals how methamphetamine fueled Nazi Blitzkrieg and how Hitler's opioid addiction warped his wartime decisions.
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