Slow Learner - by Thomas Pynchon (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Early short stories by Thomas Pynchon, introduced by the author and praised as an exhilarating spectacle of greatness discovering its powers by the <i>New Republic.</i></b><b><i><br></i></b>Thomas Pynchon's literary career was launched not with the release of his widely acclaimed first novel, <i>V.</i>, but with the publication in literary magazines of the five stories collected here. In his introduction to <i>Slow Learner</i>, the author reviews his early work with disarming candor and recalls the American cultural landscape of the early post-Beat era in which the stories were written. <i>Time </i>magazine described this introductory essay as Pynchon's first public gesture toward autobiography.<br><b>Funny and wise enough to charm the gravity from a rainbow...All five of the pieces have unusual narrative vigor and inventiveness. --<i>New York Times</i><br></b><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>The apprentice work of a major novelist makes better reading than the mature productions of a dozen minor ones...Readers who discover Pynchon's stories now will find an exhilarating spectacle of greatness discovering its powers.<br><b><i><br></i></b>--<i><b>New Republic</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Thomas Pynchon is also the author of the novels <i>V.</i>, <i>The Crying of Lot 49</i>, <i>Gravity's Rainbow</i>, <i>Vineland</i>, <i>Mason & Dixon</i>, <i>Against the Day</i>, <i>Inherent Vice</i>, and <i>Bleeding Edge.</i>
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