table of contents
Preface
Introduction
1 The Job of Sorting It All Out
A Brief Biography in Music
An Inventory of Pynchon's Musical Techniques and Strategies
Pynchon on Record, Vol. 4
2 Lessons in Organology
The Harmonica
The Kazoo
The Saxophone
3 The Sounds of Societies to Come
The Age of Representation
The Age of Repetition
The Age of Composition
4 Analyzing the Pynchon Playlist
Conclusion
Appendix
Index of Musical Instruments
The Pynchon Playlist
Bibliography
Index of Musicians
Acknowledgments
