{"product_id":"9781554909940","title":"Letters to Thomas Pynchon and Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Beautifully written…” – Jonathan Lethem\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the country’s best new writers.” – \u003ccite\u003eEye Weekly\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Eaton’s fictions read like intellectual fisticuffs: bruising but with more than a touch of moustache wax. Playing with notions of ownership and plagiarism, \u003ccite\u003eLetters to Thomas Pynchon\u003c\/cite\u003e is a collection of early stories and new works. Beginning with an unmailed letter to Thomas Pynchon, Eaton further riffs on literary history with occasional side trips into obscure – possibly fake – history, lost cinemas, and NASA’s track record.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a sense of gravity and humor, \u003ccite\u003eLetters to Thomas Pynchon\u003c\/cite\u003e proves that originality is sometimes an artist’s toughest sparring partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis title is available in electronic formats only, and is part of ECW’s Joyland eBook imprint.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47181035962608,"sku":"9781554909940","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781554909940","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}