Synopses & Reviews
The highly original satire about Oedipa Maas, a woman who finds herself enmeshed in a worldwide conspiracy, meets some extremely interesting characters, and attains a not inconsiderable amount of self knowledge.
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"Mr. Pynchon's satirical eye doesn't miss a thing, including rock 'n roll singers right wing extremists, and the general subculture of Southern California." Library Journal
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"A puzzle, an intrigue, a literary and historical tour de force with a strongly European flavor." San Francisco Examiner
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"The work of a virtuoso with prose...akin to that of Joyce's Ulysses." Chicago Tribune
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"The comedy crackles, the puns pop the satire explodes." New York Times
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