Read the top classic work that shaped the film starring Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, and Josh Brolin. Part noir, part psychedelic adventure, Thomas Pynchon's work introduces us to private detective Doc Sportello, who occasionally comes out of a cannabis haze to witness the end of an era, as free love recedes and the paranoid atmosphere of Los Angeles prevails. Doc Sportello unexpectedly receives a visit from his ex-girlfriend, who shows up with a story about a conspiracy to kidnap a billionaire landowner. In the last part of the psychedelic sixties, Doc knows that 'love' is one of those words going around, like 'trip' or 'groovy,' but it usually leads to trouble. Nonetheless, he soon finds himself embroiled in a strange adventure filled with motives and passions, with characters like surfers, hustlers, dopers, and rockers, a murderous shepherd, a tenor saxophonist working undercover, a former inmate with a swastika tattoo and a preference for Ethel Merman, as well as a mysterious entity known as the Golden Fang. Through this vibrant narrative, Thomas Pynchon presents a classic illustration of the principle that if you can remember the sixties, you weren't really there... or if you were there, then... or, wait, it's...

Pages: 384, Dimensions: 12.8x12.8cm