Thomas Pynchon (1937~) is a representative writer of American postmodern literature, famous for his obscure and complicated postmodern novels. 1937 was born in Long Island, USA, and served in the US Navy for two years. Starting from 1960, he began to write his first novel v (1963). The work "Gravitational Rainbow" (1973) won the American National Book Award in 1974, but refused to accept the award, and was finally accepted by someone. 1975 was awarded the Howells Prize by the American Academy of Arts and Literature, and also refused to accept the prize. Pynchon kept his private life a secret. After becoming famous, he lived in seclusion, and his early photos and files disappeared strangely, which made the outside world curious and helpless about his works. 1' s works are often characterized by the combination of mysterious and absurd literature and contemporary science, and contain rich intentions, styles and themes, involving different fields such as history, philosophy, natural science and mathematics. Gravitational Rainbow, the masterpiece, is a classic in postmodern literature and is called the greatest literary work in the 20th century by western critics. His major works include The Forty-ninth Auction (1966), Mei Sen and Dixon (1997) and A Day of Resistance (2006).