{"product_id":"companion-to-v-9780820322513","title":"Companion to V.","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): J. Kerry Grant\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: American - General\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.","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47614394892439,"sku":"9780820322513","price":3528.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780820322513.webp?v=1775093295","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/companion-to-v-9780820322513","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}