{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-thomas-pynchon-paperback","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Thomas Pynchon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eInger H. Dalsgaard\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eLuc Herman\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eBrian McHale\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe most celebrated American novelist of the past half-century, an indispensable figure of postmodernism worldwide, Thomas Pynchon notoriously challenges his readers. This Companion provides tools for meeting that challenge. Comprehensive, accessible, lively, up-to-date and reliable, it approaches Pynchon's fiction from various angles, calling on the expertise of an international roster of scholars at the cutting edge of Pynchon studies. Part I covers Pynchon's fiction novel-by-novel from the 1960s to the present, including such indisputable classics as The Crying of Lot 49 and Gravity's Rainbow. Part II zooms out to give a bird's-eye-view of Pynchon's novelistic practice across his entire career. Part III surveys major topics of Pynchon's fiction: history, politics, alterity ('otherness'), and science and technology. Designed for students, scholars and fans alike, the Companion begins with a biography of the elusive author and ends with a coda on how to read Pynchon and a bibliography for further reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 212\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42133356249223,"sku":"9780521173049","price":34.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/0906393d2f4f43b7b3574b951adee347.webp?v=1732633654","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-thomas-pynchon-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}