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Inherent Vice (Abridged)

by Thomas Pynchon

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Brothers and Sisters! Flare up a big, mouthwatering, medicinal spliff and take a trip with the great Thomas Pynchon and his immaculately stoned anti-hero detective "Doc" Sportello through post-Manson L.A. as they attempt to solve the mystery of the golden fang. Since some righteous dude is reading it aloud to you, why not feel free to let your hands work that bong carb? Throw on some Captain Beefheart while you're at it, or, better yet, some Creedence.
Recommended by Burnside Genre Team, Powell's City of Books

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Unabridged CDs ? 13 CDs, 15 hours

Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon-private eye Doc Sportello comes, occasionally, out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era as free love slips away and paranoia creeps in with the L. A. fog.

Review:

"Pynchon's deceptively lighthearted stab at detective fiction is a lazy jog through the brambles of stoned late '60s Southern California, with a half-cocked private eye named Doc Sportello, who specializes more in meandering than actual investigating. Freaks and straights talk past each other, their meanings eluding all attempts at mutual comprehension, and Ron McLarty channels Doc's slurred mumble expertly and vividly brings to life the novel's sun-soaked, druggy ambience. A Penguin Press hardcover (Reviews, July 22). (Aug.)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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About the Author

Thomas Pynchon is the author of V., The Crying of Lot 49, Gravity's Rainbow, Slow Learner, a collection of short stories, Vineland , Mason and Dixon and, most recently, Against the Day. He received the National Book Award for Gravity's Rainbow in 1974.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780143144762

Author:

Pynchon, Thomas

Publisher:

Penguin Audiobooks

Author:

Winston, Robert P.

Author:

McLarty, R.

Author:

McLarty, Ron

Author:

on

Subject:

Literary

Subject:

Literature-A to Z

Copyright:

2009

Edition Description:

CD-Audio

Abridged:

Y

Publication Date:

20090831

Binding:

COMPACT DISC

Grade Level:

from 12

Language:

English

Dimensions:

5.80x5.26x1.53 in. .70 lbs.

Media Run Time:

900

Age Level:

18-17

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Inherent Vice (Abridged) Used Compact Disc Thomas Pynchon

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Product details pages Penguin Audiobooks - 2009-11-29 English 9780143144762 Reviews:

"Staff Pick" by Burnside Genre Team,

Brothers and Sisters! Flare up a big, mouthwatering, medicinal spliff and take a trip with the great Thomas Pynchon and his immaculately stoned anti-hero detective "Doc" Sportello through post-Manson L.A. as they attempt to solve the mystery of the golden fang. Since some righteous dude is reading it aloud to you, why not feel free to let your hands work that bong carb? Throw on some Captain Beefheart while you're at it, or, better yet, some Creedence.

by Burnside Genre Team

"Publishers Weekly Review" by Publishers Weekly, "Pynchon's deceptively lighthearted stab at detective fiction is a lazy jog through the brambles of stoned late '60s Southern California, with a half-cocked private eye named Doc Sportello, who specializes more in meandering than actual investigating. Freaks and straights talk past each other, their meanings eluding all attempts at mutual comprehension, and Ron McLarty channels Doc's slurred mumble expertly and vividly brings to life the novel's sun-soaked, druggy ambience. A Penguin Press hardcover (Reviews, July 22). (Aug.)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)