Thomas pynchon the crying of lot 49 chapter 3 genius. At the start of the novel, oedipa maas is named executrix of the estate of her exboyfriend pierce inverarity, a california real estate mogul. Certainly this is the ambiance that permeates pynchons 1966 novel the crying of lot 49, that short strange book lodged between v 1963 and gravitys rainbow 1973 in the oeuvre of this often prolix author. A misguided idea psychology today this blog is a fiveplus year journey into. The main characters of this fiction, classics story are oedipa maas, pierce inverarity. The crying of lot 49 by thomas pynchon harper perennials olive editions.
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