{"product_id":"slow-learner-early-stories-with-an-introduction-by-the-author","title":"Slow Learner: Early Stories with an Introduction by the Author","description":"\u003cb\u003eEarly short stories by Thomas Pynchon, introduced by the author and praised as an exhilarating spectacle of greatness discovering its powers by the \u003ci\u003eNew Republic.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThomas Pynchon's literary career was launched not with the release of his widely acclaimed first novel, \u003ci\u003eV.\u003c\/i\u003e, but with the publication in literary magazines of the five stories collected here. In his introduction to \u003ci\u003eSlow Learner\u003c\/i\u003e, the author reviews his early work with disarming candor and recalls the American cultural landscape of the early post-Beat era in which the stories were written. \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine described this introductory essay as Pynchon's first public gesture toward autobiography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny and wise enough to charm the gravity from a rainbow...All five of the pieces have unusual narrative vigor and inventiveness. --\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":33027039952996,"sku":"9780316724432","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/suomalainen-test.myshopify.com\/products\/slow-learner-early-stories-with-an-introduction-by-the-author","provider":"Suomalainen Test","version":"1.0","type":"link"}