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Slow Learner: Early Stories

Slow Learner: Early Stories

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A compilation of five short stories which include: "The Small Rain", "Lowlands", "Entropy", "Under the Rose", and "The Secret Integration".

WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR

Slow Learner is a compilation of early stories written between 1959 and 196...

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Product ID:	9780099532514
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	Slow Learner
Subtitle:	Early Stories
Authors:	Author: Thomas Pynchon
Page Count:	208
Subjects:	Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Short stories, Short stories
Description:	Select Guide Rating A compilation of five short stories which include: "The Small Rain", "Lowlands", "Entropy", "Under the Rose", and "The Secret Integration". WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR Slow Learner is a compilation of early stories written between 1959 and 1964, before Pynchon achieved recognition as a prominent writer for his 1963 novel, V. This edition also contains a revelatory essay on Pynchon''s early influences and writing. The collection consists of five short stories: ''The Small Rain'', ''Lowlands'', ''Entropy'', ''Under the Rose'', and ''The Secret Integration'', as well as an introduction written by Pynchon himself for the 1984 publication, offering a rare insight into his own views on his work. ''Pynchon at his best'' Guardian ''[This] volume not only collects five early works but offers an easygoing, seemingly vulnerable 20-page introduction by the vanishing author himself'' New York Times ''Possibly the most accomplished writer of prose in English since James Joyce'' London Review of Books
Imprint Name:	Vintage Classics
Publisher Name:	Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	1995-02-16

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Weight	174 g
Dimensions	200 × 130 × 13 mm

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