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− | + | * '''NEW!''' Check out [https://incrementvice.com/ '''Increment Vice'''], a podcast that explores Paul Thomas Anderson's film ''Inherent Vice'' ''one scene at a time''. Lots of great commentary. | |
− | [ | + | * Check out [https://inherent-vice.com/ '''Inherent Vice Diagrammed'''], a visual guide to Pynchon’s 2009 detective novel. This free resource helps readers keep track of the Inherent Vice’s 130 characters, the plots, and the action. It offers a unique approach to visualizing complexity in fiction. Detailed character-relationship diagrams form the heart of the website, and help readers see — and keep track of — the big picture. |
− | [http:// | + | *Paul Thomas Anderson's "Inherent Vice" — described as a "dark crime comedy" — opened December 12, 2014 in selected cities; general release on January 9, 2015. [http://thomaspynchon.com/inherent-vice-film/ Read more...] |
− | This is the | + | *[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0143117564/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0143117564&linkCode=as2&tag=pyncwiki-20'''Order ''Inherent Vice''''' (Amazon)] |
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+ | *[http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/PENGN-EMS/InherentVice._V218759443_.pdf '''Read - or download - a PDF of the first chapter of ''Inherent Vice''!'''] | ||
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+ | *[[Songs_mentioned_in_Inherent_Vice|'''Check out our playlist of the artists & songs in ''Inherent Vice''''']]which provides audio, video, and lyrics of the songs. | ||
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+ | This is the Wiki for [[Thomas Pynchon]]'s ''Inherent Vice''. Besides using the [[IV_Alpha_Nav|Alphabetical Index]] and the [[Inherent_Vice_-_Page_by_Page|page-by-page annotation]], you can also take a look at [[Inherent Vice cover analysis|''Inherent Vice'' covers]], read the [[Inherent Vice Reviews|reviews]], or [[Inherent Vice Title|entertain some theories on the source of the title]]. | ||
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− | ==Pynchon Narrates | + | ==Pynchon Narrates ''Inherent Vice'' Promotional Video== |
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+ | '''''Can flying pigs be far behind?''''' | ||
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− | ''' | + | Penguin Press confirms that the video is narrated by Pynchon. [http://shelf-life.ew.com/2009/08/11/thomas-pynchon-speaks-inherent-vice-trailer/ Source] |
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+ | [[Comments_and_Questions_re_the_Promo_Video|'''Read — and participate in — a discussion of this video »''']] | ||
==How to Use this Wiki== | ==How to Use this Wiki== | ||
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* [http://www.thomaspynchon.com/ ThomasPynchon.com] | * [http://www.thomaspynchon.com/ ThomasPynchon.com] | ||
+ | * [http://www.inherent-vice.com/ Inherent Vice Diagrammed] | ||
* [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/ The Modern Word Pynchon page] | * [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/ The Modern Word Pynchon page] | ||
: [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/pynchon_vice.html The Modern Word: Inherent Vice] | : [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/pynchon_vice.html The Modern Word: Inherent Vice] | ||
: [http://z11.invisionfree.com/thefictionalwoods/index.php The Fictional Woods] - a Pynchon forum | : [http://z11.invisionfree.com/thefictionalwoods/index.php The Fictional Woods] - a Pynchon forum | ||
* [http://pynchonoid.blogspot.com/ Pynchonoid Blog] | * [http://pynchonoid.blogspot.com/ Pynchonoid Blog] | ||
+ | * [http://inherentvice.wordpress.com Inherent Vice blog] A blog filled in while reading Inherent Vice | ||
+ | * [http://twitter.com/viceinherent Inherent Vice on Twitter] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inherent_Vice Wikipedia Inherent Vice page] | * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inherent_Vice Wikipedia Inherent Vice page] | ||
* [http://www.wired.com/special_multimedia/2009/pl_print_1708 Wired Magazine Unofficial Thomas Pynchon Guide to Los Angeles] | * [http://www.wired.com/special_multimedia/2009/pl_print_1708 Wired Magazine Unofficial Thomas Pynchon Guide to Los Angeles] | ||
* [http://www.theaesthetic.com/NewFiles/pynchon.html Thomas Pynchon in Manhattan Beach] | * [http://www.theaesthetic.com/NewFiles/pynchon.html Thomas Pynchon in Manhattan Beach] | ||
+ | * [http://www.lrb.co.uk/v31/n24/bill-pearlman/short-cuts Bill Pearlman's recollections of Pynchon in Manhattan Beach] | ||
* [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204619004574318360877609486.html ''The Wall Street Journal'': Pynchon’s Drugstore Thriller (July 30, 2009)] | * [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204619004574318360877609486.html ''The Wall Street Journal'': Pynchon’s Drugstore Thriller (July 30, 2009)] | ||
+ | * [http://www.u-town.com/iv iv – a site about Inherent Vice] | ||
+ | * [http://literarywiki.org/index.php?title=Main_Page Literarywiki.org] - wiki annotations to works by Pynchon, Umberto Eco, and many others. | ||
==Featured Articles== | ==Featured Articles== | ||
+ | [[image:PT-Anderson.png|left|thumb|caption|Paul Thomas Anderson|180px]] '''Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice Described As ''The Big Lebowski'' Meets ''The Long Goodbye'''''<br />This April 15, 2014 update on Paul Thomas Anderson's adaptation of ''Inherent Vice'' really whets the appetite! ''The Big Lebowski'' meets ''The Long Goodbye''... What's not to like?<br />'''Audience member of an early screening:''' "Mix together ''The Big Lebowski'' and Altman‘s ''The Long Goodbye'', turn it into a two-and-a-half hour PT Anderson epic and you’re getting close to the awesome experience of ''Inherent Vice''. Even Joaquin Phoenix‘s performance has echoes of 70′s Elliot Gould with a touch of The Dude. But don’t get me wrong, this film is its own animal. A drug-fueled detective story filled with great psychedelic music and beautiful, grainy cinematography, it’s both hilarious and confounding at times. But Anderson does an incredible job of making the incredibly complex plot both comprehensible and entertaining. Even though he’s apparently said he’s still tinkering, it felt like a finished film and will definitely go down as one of my favorites of his." | ||
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+ | [http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Paul-Thomas-Anderson-Inherent-Vice-Described-Big-Lebowski-Meets-Long-Goodbye-42566.html Read the article...] | ||
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+ | [[image:logo-LondonReview.gif|left]] '''"Call It Capitalism" by Thomas Jones, for the ''London Review of Books''''', is a thoughtful, knowledgeable and insightful review of ''Inherent Vice'', linking it to Pynchon's themes from ''The Crying of Lot 49'' to ''Mason & Dixon''. A must read! [http://www.lrb.co.uk/v31/n17/jone01_.html Read the review...] | ||
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− | ''' | + | [[image:buckaroosmall.jpg|left|thumb|190px]] '''Pynchon and Comics''' - Sean Rogers: "Ever attuned to the lower frequencies of American culture, the wavelengths where rock and roll and monster movies and The Tube all play out, Pynchon is an author who can ably salt away a few references to comics, too, throughout his works. The guy hips himself to so many things—from 18th century naval battles to Jacobean revenge drama to the intricacies of rhinoplasty—that to happen across nods to underground comics, or moral outlooks articulated by way of classic cartooning like George Herriman’s comic strip Kat, is simply par for a very wide-ranging course." [http://www.walrusmagazine.com/blogs/2009/08/12/pynchon-and-comics/ Read the article...] |
− | [[Songs mentioned in Inherent Vice]] | + | * [[Songs mentioned in Inherent Vice|Songs & Musicians: The ''Inherent Vice'' Playlist]] |
− | ''' | + | * [[Movie_references_in_Inherent_Vice|Movies, Actors, Cartoons, &c. in ''Inherent Vice'']] |
− | [[Pynchon's California Trilogy and the CIA]] | + | * [[Pynchon's California Trilogy and the CIA|Unreleased Backgrounds: Pynchon's California Trilogy and the CIA]] |
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− | ==Gallery== | + | ==Image Gallery== |
Below are some of the images you will find on Pynchon Wiki. {{Special:Newimages}} | Below are some of the images you will find on Pynchon Wiki. {{Special:Newimages}} | ||
Latest revision as of 18:54, 25 February 2020
Welcome to the Inherent Vice Wiki!To become a contributor/editor, Create an account.
- NEW! Check out Increment Vice, a podcast that explores Paul Thomas Anderson's film Inherent Vice one scene at a time. Lots of great commentary.
- Check out Inherent Vice Diagrammed, a visual guide to Pynchon’s 2009 detective novel. This free resource helps readers keep track of the Inherent Vice’s 130 characters, the plots, and the action. It offers a unique approach to visualizing complexity in fiction. Detailed character-relationship diagrams form the heart of the website, and help readers see — and keep track of — the big picture.
- Paul Thomas Anderson's "Inherent Vice" described as a "dark crime comedy" opened December 12, 2014 in selected cities; general release on January 9, 2015. Read more...
- Check out our playlist of the artists & songs in Inherent Vicewhich provides audio, video, and lyrics of the songs.
This is the Wiki for Thomas Pynchon's Inherent Vice. Besides using the Alphabetical Index and the page-by-page annotation, you can also take a look at Inherent Vice covers, read the reviews, or entertain some theories on the source of the title.
Contents
Pynchon Narrates Inherent Vice Promotional Video
Can flying pigs be far behind?
Penguin Press confirms that the video is narrated by Pynchon. Source
Read and participate in a discussion of this video »
How to Use this Wiki
There are two major ways to use this wiki. The first is the Inherent Vice 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.
Apart from those, it's up to you.
Alphabetical Index
Information on the characters, events, and everything else in Inherent Vice, organized alphabetically:
Page by Page Annotations
Chapter 1 pp. 1-18 |
Chapter 2 pp. 19-45 |
Chapter 3 pp. 46-49 |
Chapter 4 pp. 50-54 |
Chapter 5 pp. 55-67 |
Chapter 6 pp. 68-88 |
Chapter 7 pp. 89-110 |
Chapter 8 pp. 111-123 |
Chapter 9 pp. 124-153 |
Chapter 10 pp. 154-162 |
Chapter 11 pp. 163-185 |
Chapter 12 pp. 186-206 |
Chapter 13 pp. 207-234 |
Chapter 14 pp. 235-255 |
Chapter 15 pp. 256-274 |
Chapter 16 pp. 275-295 |
Chapter 17 pp. 296-314 |
Chapter 18 pp. 315-342 |
Chapter 19 pp. 343-350 |
Chapter 20 pp. 351-363 |
Chapter 21 pp. 364-369 |
Pynchon Wiki Help and Contributor Guidelines
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 checking the list of all Wiki pages on this Inherent Vice Wiki. If a page already exists, please modify that one.
- When creating a new page, if its information pertains to one (and only one) specific Pynchon novel, please categorize it with the appropriate identifier. For example, a page pertaining to Inherent Vice, should use the syntax
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- To open a discussion on an individual listing of the Alpha Index, create one using the entry on Peter Tait as an example. Basically, give it a name that identifies the alpha listing (eg [[Name Discussion|DISCUSSION]]) and notice that the visible name will be "DISCUSSION" in full caps, so it stands out a bit.
External Links
- The Modern Word: Inherent Vice
- The Fictional Woods - a Pynchon forum
- Pynchonoid Blog
- Inherent Vice blog A blog filled in while reading Inherent Vice
- Inherent Vice on Twitter
- Wikipedia Inherent Vice page
- Wired Magazine Unofficial Thomas Pynchon Guide to Los Angeles
- Thomas Pynchon in Manhattan Beach
- Bill Pearlman's recollections of Pynchon in Manhattan Beach
- The Wall Street Journal: Pynchon’s Drugstore Thriller (July 30, 2009)
- iv – a site about Inherent Vice
- Literarywiki.org - wiki annotations to works by Pynchon, Umberto Eco, and many others.
Featured Articles
Paul Thomas Anderson's Inherent Vice Described As The Big Lebowski Meets The Long GoodbyeThis April 15, 2014 update on Paul Thomas Anderson's adaptation of Inherent Vice really whets the appetite! The Big Lebowski meets The Long Goodbye... What's not to like?
Audience member of an early screening: "Mix together The Big Lebowski and Altman‘s The Long Goodbye, turn it into a two-and-a-half hour PT Anderson epic and you’re getting close to the awesome experience of Inherent Vice. Even Joaquin Phoenix‘s performance has echoes of 70′s Elliot Gould with a touch of The Dude. But don’t get me wrong, this film is its own animal. A drug-fueled detective story filled with great psychedelic music and beautiful, grainy cinematography, it’s both hilarious and confounding at times. But Anderson does an incredible job of making the incredibly complex plot both comprehensible and entertaining. Even though he’s apparently said he’s still tinkering, it felt like a finished film and will definitely go down as one of my favorites of his." "Call It Capitalism" by Thomas Jones, for the London Review of Books, is a thoughtful, knowledgeable and insightful review of Inherent Vice, linking it to Pynchon's themes from The Crying of Lot 49 to Mason & Dixon. A must read! Read the review... Pynchon and Comics - Sean Rogers: "Ever attuned to the lower frequencies of American culture, the wavelengths where rock and roll and monster movies and The Tube all play out, Pynchon is an author who can ably salt away a few references to comics, too, throughout his works. The guy hips himself to so many things—from 18th century naval battles to Jacobean revenge drama to the intricacies of rhinoplasty—that to happen across nods to underground comics, or moral outlooks articulated by way of classic cartooning like George Herriman’s comic strip Kat, is simply par for a very wide-ranging course." Read the article...
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