Author: Thomas Pynchon
Date: 1973
Genre: Postmodern, Satire, Science Fiction, Historical Fiction
Country: USA
The narrative is set primarily in Europe at the end of World War II and centers on the design, production and dispatch of V-2 rockets by the German military. In particular, it features the quest undertaken by several characters to uncover the secret of a mysterious device, the Schwarzgerät (‘black device’), which is slated to be installed in a rocket with the serial number “00000”.