The Crying of Lot 49
by Thomas Pynchon
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- Paperback
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- ISBN 10
- 0099532611
- ISBN 13
- 9780099532613
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About This Item
'An exuberant, off-beat talent... This strange writer indulges us to the extent of being wildly funny, but the comedy is as black and turbulent as storm clouds'.
Norman Shrapnel, Guardian
Synopsis
The Crying of Lot 49 is a novel by Thomas Pynchon. The shortest of Pynchon's novels and often considered his most accessible, the book is about a woman, Oedipa Maas, possibly unearthing the centuries-old conflict between two mail distribution companies, Thurn und Taxis and the Trystero (or Tristero). The former actually existed, and was the first firm to distribute postal mail; the latter is Pynchon's invention. The novel is often classified as a notable example of postmodern fiction.
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- Bookseller
- Ivy Court Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 41
- Title
- The Crying of Lot 49
- Author
- Thomas Pynchon
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0099532611
- ISBN 13
- 9780099532613
- Publisher
- Vintage Classics
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- June 6, 1996
- Pages
- 127