{"product_id":"v-perennial-classics","title":"V. (Perennial Classics)","description":"\"This work may well stand as one of the very best works of the century.\" —Atlantic Review\nAcclaimed writer Thomas Pynchon's wild, macabre tale of the twentieth century and of two men—one looking for something he has lost, the other with nothing much to lose—and \"V.,\" the unknown woman of the title.\nPynchon's debut novel follows discharged Navy sailor Benny Profane as he reconnects with an eclectic collection of artists in New York known as the \"Whole Sick Crew\" along with his sidekick Pig Bodine, and the plot of Herbert Stencil, looking to find the woman he knows only as she is described in his father's diary: \"V.\"\nBrimming with madcap characters, the novel meanders from New York to Alexandria, Cairo, Paris, Florence, and Africa, and traverses generations. Time magazine raves, \"Few books haunt the waking or the sleeping mind, but this is one.\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0060930217\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0060930217.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Pynchon, Thomas\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43760190750781,"sku":"BVV.0060930217.A","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0060930217-0.jpg?v=1791148691","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/v-perennial-classics","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}