{"product_id":"slow-learner-early-stories-with-an-introduction-by-the-author-9780316724432","title":"Slow Learner: Early Stories with an Introduction by the Author","description":"\u003cb\u003eEarly short stories by Thomas Pynchon, introduced by the author and praised as an exhilarating spectacle of greatness discovering its powers by the \u003ci\u003eNew Republic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThomas Pynchon's literary career was launched not with the release of his widely acclaimed first novel, \u003ci\u003eV.\u003c\/i\u003e, but with the publication in literary magazines of the five stories collected here. In his introduction to \u003ci\u003eSlow Learner\u003c\/i\u003e, 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. \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine described this introductory essay as Pynchon's first public gesture toward autobiography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny and wise enough to charm the gravity from a rainbow...All five of the pieces have unusual narrative vigor and inventiveness. --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-276812\"\u003eThomas Pynchon\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Back Bay Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/1985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316724432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316724432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC064000\"\u003eAbsurdist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Pynchon is also the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eV.\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Crying of Lot 49\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGravity's Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVineland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMason \u0026amp; Dixon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAgainst the Day\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eInherent Vice\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBleeding Edge.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698110501101,"sku":"9780316724432","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_e8c62a03-65d8-4734-a8bd-b05194fa40a1.jpg?v=1649895251","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/slow-learner-early-stories-with-an-introduction-by-the-author-9780316724432","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}