num_pages: 547
description: Pynchon's V. won the coveted William Faulkner Foundation's First Novel Award when it appeared in 1963, and was hailed by Atlantic Review as one of the best works of the century.
language: English
title: V.
titlecomplete: V.
characters: Pig Bodine
genres: Classics, Fiction, The United States Of America, Novels, 20th Century, Literature, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, American, Modern
ratings_count: 22947
awards: awardedAt: -189360000000
name: William Faulkner Foundation Award, awardedAt: -189360000000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Fiction
publisher: Turtleback Books