{"product_id":"mason-dixon-companion-paperback","title":"Mason \u0026 Dixon Companion - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrett Biebel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748333846816,"sku":"9780820365831","price":50.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3b98e47a53d583eebd97b99d9cb784b2.webp?v=1779908285","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mason-dixon-companion-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}