Inherent Vice
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title:
Inherent Vice
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Inherent Vice is a novel by the American author Thomas Pynchon, originally published on August 4, 2009. A darkly comic detective novel set in 1970s California, the plot follows sleuth Larry "Doc" Sportello whose ex-girlfriend asks him to investigate a scheme involving a prominent land developer. Themes of drug culture and counterculture are prominently featured. It is considered a postmodern novel that warps the stylistic conventions of detective fiction. Critical reception was largely positive,
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2009 detective novel by Thomas Pynchon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inherent_Vice
date created:
2008-11-26T04:14:05Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T19:51:07Z
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