Approaches to Teaching Pynchon’s the Crying Lot 49 and other Works

Teachers of English literature take Thomas Pynchon’s 1966 novel as a window for teaching the American writer’s work generally. They relate his writings to American literary traditions, national and world history, natural and social sciences, and popular culture during the early 1960s. Only names are indexed. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)