The Crying of Lot 49
★ 3.8 avg
390 votes
About this book
Oedipa Maas, executor of the will of Pierce Inverarity, journeys through a bizarre underground of secret societies, jazz clubs, beatniks, and her own psyche. Readers accustomed to postmodern literature will revel in Pynchon's second novel.
Reader Profile
3.8/5 · 390 readers · 187 pages · ≈ 3 h 28 m · Challenging
How long does it take to read The Crying of Lot 49?
About ≈ 3 h 28 m — 187 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Crying of Lot 49?
187 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Crying of Lot 49?
It sits on the Poetry, Fiction shelves.
Is The Crying of Lot 49 in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Where does The Crying of Lot 49 take place?
It is set in California.
Who wrote The Crying of Lot 49?
Thomas Pynchon.
Setting
California