{"product_id":"mason-dixon-companion-9780820365831","title":"Mason \u0026 Dixon Companion","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMason \u0026amp; Dixon \u003c\/i\u003emight be Thomas Pynchon's most human book. Its main characters are richly drawn, and they center the narrative. Yet the novel is also packed with historical allusions and an eighteenth-century vernacular that some readers may find difficult to navigate.\u003ci\u003e A \"Mason \u0026amp; Dixon\" Companion\u003c\/i\u003e offers this navigation line by line, unpacking Pynchon's puns, his many references, and his pet themes. Brett Biebel provides a contextual map, episode-by-episode summaries, and page-by-page annotations explaining allusions, defining obscure vocabulary, and illuminating the book's major themes. The goal is to help readers work their way through a difficult yet remarkably rewarding novel from one of American literature's most significant writers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a voice that's both relaxed and informed, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion \u003c\/i\u003eilluminates what Harold Bloom called \"Pynchon's late masterpiece.\" It crystallizes the prescience of \u003ci\u003eMason \u0026amp; Dixon\u003c\/i\u003e, situating the novel within Pynchon's broader oeuvre, while being fun to read in its own right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brett Biebel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820365831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBRETT BIEBEL teaches writing and literature at Augustana College. He is the author of \u003ci\u003e48 BLITZ \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWinter Dance Party\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand his writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eSmokeLong Quartlery, The Masters Review, Alien Magazine, Hobart, Wigleaf\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere. He lives and writes in the Quad Cities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Georgia Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43927711121523,"sku":"9.78082E+12","price":46.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_e172130a-81d7-4ff8-8e59-2dadd1c0209f.jpg?v=1758371148","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/mason-dixon-companion-9780820365831","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}