{"product_id":"a-mason-dixon-companion-brett-biebel-9780820365831","title":"Mason \u0026 Dixon Companion","description":"\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brett Biebel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820365831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820365831\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d","brand":"Brett Biebel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44919606575359,"sku":"9780820365831","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c3eb2575-7d4b-4a9a-a270-7927dcdd2673.jpg?v=1710358985","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-mason-dixon-companion-brett-biebel-9780820365831","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}