{"product_id":"the-crying-of-lot-49-perennial-fiction-library","title":"The Crying of Lot 49 (Perennial Fiction Library)","description":"One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels\n“A puzzle, an intrigue, a literary and historical tour de force.” — San Francisco Examiner\nThe Crying of Lot 49 is Thomas Pynchon's highly original classic satire of modern America, about Oedipa Maas, a woman who finds herself enmeshed in what would appear to be an international conspiracy.\nWhen her ex-lover, wealthy real-estate tycoon Pierce Inverarity, dies and designates her the coexecutor of his estate, California housewife Oedipa Maas is thrust into a paranoid mystery of metaphors, symbols, and the United States Postal Service. Traveling across Southern California, she meets some extremely interesting characters, and attains a not inconsiderable amount of self-knowledge.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 006091307X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.006091307X.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Pynchon, Thomas\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41454751154234,"sku":"DBV.006091307X.A","price":7.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/006091307X-0.jpg?v=1781026900","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-crying-of-lot-49-perennial-fiction-library","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}