The Crying of Lot 49
by Pynchon, Thomas
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- Hardcover
- first
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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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- Cultural Connection (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12209
- Title
- The Crying of Lot 49
- Author
- Pynchon, Thomas
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Fiction
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