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  • The Crying of Lot 49

  • Written by: Thomas Pynchon
  • Narrated by: George Wilson
  • Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (19 ratings)

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Written by: Thomas Pynchon
Narrated by: George Wilson
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Quite unexpectedly, Mrs. Oedipa Maas finds herself the executor of the estate of Pierce Inverarity, a man she used to know in a more-or-less intimate fashion. When Oedipa heads off to Southern California to sort through Pierce's affairs, she becomes ensnared in a hilarious and puzzling worldwide conspiracy.

Calling Thomas Pynchon a "virtuoso with prose", the Chicago Tribune compares his work to James Joyce's Ulysses. Pynchon, winner of the National Book Award, has shocked, enthralled, and delighted fans for more than 40 years with his satire and wit.
©1965, 1966 Thomas Pynchon (P)2005 Recorded Books
Literary Fiction
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"The comedy crackles, the puns pop, the satire explodes." ( The New York Times)

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Great Narration

My first book of Thomas Pynchon. Others have said this to be considered a good introduction to his work. The story is short in length, but a wild ride. Very conspiratorial and at parts paranoiac. I liked it a lot.

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