“It is simply wrong to begin with a theme, symbol or other abstract unifying agent, and then try to force characters and events to conform to it.”
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<b>WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR</b><br> <i><br> Slow Learner</i> is a compilation of early stories written between 1959 and 1964, before Pynchon achieved recognition as a prominent writer for his 1963 novel, <i>V.</i> This edition also contains a revelatory essay on Pynchon's early influences and writing.<br> <br> The 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.<br> <br> <b>'Pynchon at his best' <i>Guardian</i></b><br> <b><i><br></i></b><b>' This volume not only collects five early works but offers an easygoing, seemingly vulnerable 20-page introduction by the vanishing author himself' <i>New York Times</i></b><b><i><br> <br></i></b><b>'Possibly the most accomplished writer of prose in English since James Joyce' <i>London Review of Books</i></b>
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Thomas Pynchon
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“It is simply wrong to begin with a theme, symbol or other abstract unifying agent, and then try to force characters and events to conform to it.”
“Everybody gets told to write about what they know. The trouble with many of us is that at the earlier stages of life we think we know everything- or to put it more usefully, we are often una...”
“But as we all know, rock ‘n’ roll will never die, and education too, as Henry Adams always sez, keeps going on forever.”