"The comedy crackles, the puns pop the satire explodes."
"The work of a virtuoso with prose.intricate symbolic order [is] akin to that of Joyce's Ulysses."
"A puzzle, an intrigue, a literary and historical tour de force with a strongly European flavor."
San Francisco Examiner
"A puzzle, an intrigue, a literary and historical tour de force with a strongly European flavor."
Chicago Tribune
"The work of a virtuoso with prose.intricate symbolic order [is] akin to that of Joyce's Ulysses."
New York Times
"The comedy crackles, the puns pop the satire explodes."
Book Description
The highly original satire about Oedipa Maas, a woman who finds herself enmeshed in a worldwide conspiracy, meets some extremely interesting characters, and attains a not inconsiderable amount of self knowledge.
About the Author
Thomas Pynchon was born in 1937. His books include The Crying of Lot 49, Gravity's Rainbow, Vineland, and Mason & Dixon.
The Crying of Lot 49 ANNOTATION
"The comedy crackles, the puns pop, the satire explodes ..." --New York Times
FROM THE PUBLISHER
The highly original satire about Oedipa Maas, a woman who finds herself enmeshed in a worldwide conspiracy, meets some extremely interesting characters, and attains a not inconsiderable amount of self knowledge.
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