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 ...
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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
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Fine in Fine jacket. First British edition. Fine in about fine dust jacket with a tiny, thin vertical ripple along the spine, a minor binding error that seems to be common to this title.
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Add this copy of Slow Learner: Early Stories to cart. $50.00, like new condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Jonathan Cape.
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Fine in Fine jacket. First English edition. Gentle bump at the crown else fine in two copies of a fine dust jacket. (The jacket laminate has a thin vertical ripple along the spine, a minor binding error that seems to be common to this title.).
Add this copy of Slow Learner: Early Stories to cart. $50.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Jonathan Cape.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 0224022830. Rear DJ flap with light foxing. DJ with one crease along spine; A very handsome copy! ; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 193 pages.