Pynchon's California
Author | : Scott McClintock |
Publisher | : University of Iowa Press |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2014-11 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781609382735 |
ISBN-13 | : 1609382730 |
Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Download or read book Pynchon's California written by Scott McClintock and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2014-11 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pynchon's California is the first book to examine Thomas Pynchon's use of California as a setting in his novels. Contributors explore such topics as the relationship of the "California novels" to Pynchon's more historical and encyclopedic works; the significance of California's beaches, deserts forests, freeways, and "hieroglyphic" suburban sprawl; the California-inspired noir tradition; and the surprising connections to be uncovered between drug use and realism, melodrama and real estate, private detection and the sacred."--P. 4 of cover.