{"product_id":"slow-learner-thomas-pynchon-9780099532514","title":"Slow Learner","description":"WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR\nSlow 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.\nThe 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.\n'Pynchon at his best' Guardian\n'[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\n'Possibly the most accomplished writer of prose in English since James Joyce' London Review of Books","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51169936605472,"sku":"9780099532514","price":8.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9780099532514.jpg?v=1780787928","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/slow-learner-thomas-pynchon-9780099532514","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}