Slow Learner

Resumen del libro

Slow 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 and containing a revelatory essay on his early influences and writing. 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. The five stories were originally published individually in various literary magazines but in 1984, after Pynchon had achieved greater recognition, Slow Learner was published to collect and copyright the stories into one volume.

The introduction also offers a rare insight into Pynchon's own views on his work and influences.
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Biografía del autor

Thomas Pynchon nació en Nueva York en 1937, y de él sólo se sabe que estudió ingeniería y literatura en la Universidad de Cornell, que redactó folletos técnicos para la compañía Boeing, que envió a un cómico a recoger en su nombre el National Book Award, y que vive en Nueva York. Tusquets Editores ha publicado toda su obra de ficción, compuesta por las novelas Vineland, Un lento aprendizaje, La subasta del lote 49, V., Mason y Dixon, El arco iris de gravedad, Contraluz, Vicio propio y Al límite.