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Bleeding Edge
Pynchon, Thomas
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Literature 2013
Bleeding Edge
pre-9/11 dotcom hazePynchon paranoiaManhattan tech noir
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
Synopsis
New York City, 2001. Fraud investigator Maxine Tarnow starts looking into the finances of a computer-security firm and its billionaire geek CEO and discovers there's no shortage of swindlers looking to grab a piece of what's left of the tech bubble.
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Pynchon, Thomas, 2013 — Bleeding Edge
New York City, 2001. Fraud investigator Maxine Tarnow starts looking into the finances of a computer-security firm and its billionaire geek CEO and discovers there's no shortage of swindlers looking to grab a piece of what's left of the tech bubble.
Editorial note
Holds the urban isolation tone while stepping into a new television frame.
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
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Why this work is here
New York City, 2001. Fraud investigator Maxine Tarnow starts looking into the finances of a computer-security firm and its billionaire geek CEO and discovers there's no shortage of swindlers looking to grab a piece of what's left of the tech bubble.
Selected for cultural longevity · regional significance · editorial selection · thematic depth
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