{"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\u003e\"Funny 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\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50632068104466,"sku":"9780316724432","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_773a41b5-94cf-4e50-b75d-513c2ac5c2ff.jpg?v=1732788582","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/slow-learner-early-stories-with-an-introduction-by-the-author-9780316724432","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}