{"product_id":"the-crying-of-lot-49-9780060913076","title":"The Crying of Lot 49","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne of \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/em\u003e's Great American Novels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A puzzle, an intrigue, a literary and historical tour de force.\" -- \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Examiner\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Crying of Lot 49\u003c\/em\u003e is Thomas Pynchon's highly original classic satire of modern America, about Oedipa Maas, a woman who finds herself enmeshed in what would appear to be an international conspiracy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen her ex-lover, wealthy real-estate tycoon Pierce Inverarity, dies and designates her the coexecutor of his estate, California housewife Oedipa Maas is thrust into a paranoid mystery of metaphors, symbols, and the United States Postal Service. Traveling across Southern California, she meets some extremely interesting characters, and attains a not inconsiderable amount of self-knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Pynchon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060913076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePynchon, Thomas:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eThomas Pynchon\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis the author of \u003cem\u003eV., The Crying of Lot 49, Gravity's Rainbow, Slow Learner \u003c\/em\u003e(a collection of short stories), \u003cem\u003e Vineland, Mason \u0026amp; Dixon, Against the Day, Inherent Vice, Bleeding Edge, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eShadow Ticket. \u003c\/em\u003eHe received the National Book Award for Gravity's Rainbow in 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Thomas Pynchon \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47280810295453,"sku":"9780060913076","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_8f1f2ff9-bbba-4dda-95b5-d02317bd513a.jpg?v=1759921489","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-crying-of-lot-49-9780060913076","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}