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Synopsis
"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" and containing a revelatory essay on his 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. The five stories were originally published individually in various literary magazines but in 1984, after Pynchon had achieved greater recognition, "Slow Learner" was published to collect and copyright the stories into one volume. The introduction also offers a rare insight into Pynchon's own views on his work and influences.
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About the Author
Thomas Pynchon was born in 1937. His books include V, Gravity's Rainbow, Vineland, Mason & Dixon, Against the Day, Inherent Vice, and Bleeding Edge.
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All five of the pieces ... have unusual narrative vigor and inventiveness. Each establishes its own special mood ... and each contains its moments of Pynchonesque comedy.... -- The New York Times Book Review, Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
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Slow Learner: Early Stories by Thomas Pynchon
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Bantam Windstone Books, Toronto - New York - London - Sydney - Auckland, 1985
ISBN 10: 0553249622
ISBN 13: 9780553249620
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good -. 1st Edition. First Bantam paperback edition and printing with full number line. Binding tight, interior clean. Illustrated wraps bright and clean, minor wear to edges. Inside covers age toned. A collection of Thomas Pynchon's early stories with an introduction by the author. 199 pages. Seller Inventory # 030546
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Slow Learner
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Bantam, 1985
ISBN 10: 0553249622
ISBN 13: 9780553249620
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Slow Learner : Early Stories
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Soft cover. Condition: Good +. Contains complete text of original hardcover edition. 199 pp. Very light edgewear. Small red sticker first page. Spine uncreased, faintly curled. Seller Inventory # 060946
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