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Artpress Reviews Pynchon's Mason & Dixon

publication · 2026-04-23

Artpress published a review of Thomas Pynchon's novel Mason & Dixon, which recounts the lives of two British men—astronomer Charles Mason and surveyor Jeremiah Dixon—sent to America. The narrative blends fiction, history, and Enlightenment philosophy.

Key facts

  • Thomas Pynchon wrote Mason & Dixon
  • The novel focuses on Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon
  • Mason was an astronomer, Dixon a surveyor
  • The characters are British and sent to America
  • The story mixes fiction, history, and Enlightenment philosophy
  • Artpress published the review in 2001

Entities

Artists

  • Thomas Pynchon

Institutions

  • Artpress

Locations

  • America

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