{"product_id":"slow-learner-early-stories-with-an-introduction-by-the-author-paperback","title":"Slow Learner: Early Stories with an Introduction by the Author - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Pynchon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas Pynchon is the author of\u003ci\u003e V.\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Crying of Lot 49\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGravity's Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eSlow Learner\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of short stories; \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; \u003ci\u003eBleeding Edge\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eShadow Ticket\u003c\/i\u003e. He received the National Book Award for \u003ci\u003eGravity's Rainbow\u003c\/i\u003e in 1974.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 1985\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53056712999136,"sku":"9780316724432","price":20.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/DIzZGFwwAw9780316724432.webp?v=1781366178","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/slow-learner-early-stories-with-an-introduction-by-the-author-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}