THE UNPOSSESSED CITY
Facing gambling debts and a life going nowhere on the far side of 30, Jim Vilatzer flees to Russia, his grandparents' native
country, where he wants nothing more than a quiet life. Unfortunately,he swiftly finds himself embroiled in a conspiracy involving
old Soviet bioweapons designers that has attracted the attention of both the CIA and a rogue faction within the Russian
security services.
THE GEOGRAPHER'S LIBRARY
A young reporter assigned to write an obituary of
an apparently dull and solitary old professor finds the dead man harbored 15 priceless artifacts, and one terrible secret.
That used to be, like, three weeks' worth of groceries
MONDAY AUGUST 10, 2009
Let me first admit that I am not a disinterested observer here: I
write for "The Second Pass"; its founding editor, John Williams, is a
close friend; and the redoubtable Penguin Press has published both of
my novels. Having said all of that I would say this anyway: the
trailer for Thomas Pynchon's "Inherent Vice" is perfect.
REVISITING RIDLEY WALKER
from The Second Pass
What if it's not great, it starts with a nuclear accident instead of an
earthquake, and Lenny Bruce, like the rest of us, is terrified? I
speak, of course, of the end of the world as we know it...
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