{"product_id":"companion-to-v-paperback","title":"Companion to V. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJ. Kerry Grant\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo the uninitiated, Thomas Pynchon's \u003ci\u003eV\u003c\/i\u003e. seems to defy comprehension with its open-ended and fragmented narrative, huge cast of characters (some 150 of them), and wide range of often obscure references. J. Kerry Grant's \u003ci\u003eCompanion to \"V.\"\u003c\/i\u003e takes us through the novel chapter by chapter, breaking through its daunting surface by summarizing events and clarifying Pynchon's many allusions. The \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e draws extensively from existing critical and explicative work on \u003ci\u003eV.\u003c\/i\u003e to suggest the range of interpretations that the novel can support. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe hundreds of notes that comprise the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e are keyed to the three most widely cited editions of \u003ci\u003eV.\u003c\/i\u003e Most notes are interpretive, but some also provide historical and cultural contexts or help to resurrect other nuances of meaning. Because it does not constitute a particular \"reading\" of, or \"take\" on, the novel, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e will appeal to a wide range of users. Rather than attempting to make final sense of the novel, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e exposes and demystifies Pynchon's intent to play with our conventional attitudes about fiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. Kerry Grant is a professor of English at St. Lawrence University and author of \"A Companion to V\" and \"A Companion the Crying of Lot 49\" (both Georgia).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 246\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47335306559737,"sku":"9780820322513","price":59.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/ajhFdTdMcHFmb1VXNnVzWEd5K1hBdz09.webp?v=1769657891","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/companion-to-v-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}