Inherent Vice is a novel by American author Thomas Pynchon, originally published in August 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 …
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Inherent Vice is a novel by American author Thomas Pynchon, originally published in August 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. Critical reception was largely positive, with reviewers describing Inherent Vice as one of Pynchon's more accessible works. The novel was adapted into a 2014 film of the same name.
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- LibraryThing key:
- 6663533
- Goodreads:
- 5933841
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Inherent Vice
Paperback, 384 pages
English language
Published July 27, 2010 by Penguin (Non-Classics).
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-311756-8Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 441177859
Inherent vice
[sound recording] /, 15 pages
English language
Published March 18, 2009 by Penguin Audio.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-314476-2Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 427418247
Vizio di Forma
Paperback, 470 pages
Italiano language
Published Feb. 8, 2011 by Einaudi.
- ISBN:
- 978-88-06-20282-8Copied ISBN!
Eigen gebrek
414 pages
Dutch language
Published March 18, 2010 by De Bezige Bij.
- ISBN:
- 978-90-234-5032-0Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 652618149
Inherent vice
369 pages
English language
Published Oct. 29, 2009 by Penguin Press.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-59420-224-7Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 276819214
- Goodreads:
- 5933841
Vicio propio
Paperback, 432 pages
Spanish language
Published March 4, 2014 by Maxi-Tusquets.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-8383-852-5Copied ISBN!
Inherent Vice
369 pages
English language
Published June 29, 2009 by Penguin Press.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-59420-224-7Copied ISBN!
- Goodreads:
- 5933841
Vicio propio
Spanish language
Published March 18, 2011 by Tusquets.
- ISBN:
- 978-84-8383-301-8Copied ISBN!
Inherent Vice
English language
Published 2014 by Penguin Publishing Group.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-14-312685-0Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 875520529
Inherent vice
English language
Published March 18, 2010 by Thorndike Press.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4104-2214-9Copied ISBN!
- OCLC Number:
- 432444331
Inherent Vice
English language
Published March 18, 2009 by Penguin Random House.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-224-08948-7Copied ISBN!
Inherent Vice
English language
Published March 18, 2009 by Penguin Random House.
- ISBN:
- 978-0-224-08975-3Copied ISBN!
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