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Maxine Tarnow

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Bleeding Edge Cover Analysis

The cover art for Bleeding Edge is typically, Pynchon-esquelly, complicated. The thing has about 10 layers of symbolism, referencing skyscrapers, city streets, data centers, older Pynchon novels, and more. There is even a visual trick built into the printing process -- the cover appears black and white but shimmers into color when you look at it from another angle (couldn't possibly be anymore Pynchon-y.)

Here's a good breakdown of the cover:
http://bleedingedge.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Bleeding_Edge_cover_analysis