Vineland Novel by Thomas Pynchon

Vineland is a 1990 postmodern novel by Thomas Pynchon, set in 1984 California and following Zoyd Wheeler and his daughter Prairie as they navigate the lingering consequences of the 1960s counterculture and confront an old nemesis, federal prosecutor Brock Vond. The story weaves together themes of politics, sex, media, and memory, exploring the fragmented aftermath of the hippie era through a mix of pop culture references, elaborate subplots, and Pynchon's signature style of dense, symbolic prose.