The Crying of Lot 49
by Thomas Pynchon
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Bradford, Vermont, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Bantam Books, 1967. 1st PB. MM PB. Near Fine. 1st PB ed., 5th printing 1967. Bantam N5764. Near Fine condition: some slight discoloration on back cover & on front in a small area near spine - possible hand-dirt from handling over the years. No shelf wear. Spine shows no creases, as if this were shelved and never read. Binding tight. Pages clear, slightly tanned with age. Cover artist unknown. "A bizarre saturnalian plunge into the underground. A streamlined doomsday machine." (New York Times review) 138pp.
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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
- Star Cat Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 803
- Title
- The Crying of Lot 49
- Author
- Thomas Pynchon
- Format/Binding
- MM PB
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st PB
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Pynchon, postmodern, fiction, classics, mystery
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