The Crying of Lot 49

Summary

The Crying of Lot 49 is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,962 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Crying of Lot 49 authored Thomas Pynchon^[3].
• The Crying of Lot 49's instance of is recorded as literary work^[4].
• The Crying of Lot 49's genre is science fiction^[5].
• The Crying of Lot 49's genre is postmodern fiction^[6].
• The Crying of Lot 49's genre is metafiction^[7].
• The Crying of Lot 49's genre is secret history^[8].
• The Crying of Lot 49's genre is paranoid fiction^[9].
• The Crying of Lot 49 followed V.^[10].
• The Crying of Lot 49 was followed by Gravity's Rainbow^[11].
• The Crying of Lot 49's language of work or name is recorded as English^[12].
• The Crying of Lot 49's country of origin is recorded as United States^[13].
• The Crying of Lot 49 was published on January 1, 1966^[14].
• The Crying of Lot 49's has edition or translation is recorded as The Crying of Lot 49^[15].
• The Crying of Lot 49's has edition or translation is recorded as Q117356110^[16].
• The Crying of Lot 49's narrative location is recorded as California^[17].
• The Crying of Lot 49's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Crying of Lot 49'}^[18].
• The Crying of Lot 49's form of creative work is recorded as novella^[19].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Crying of Lot 49 authored Thomas Pynchon^[3].

Publication

The Crying of Lot 49 was published on January 1, 1966^[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[12]. Genres include science fiction^[5], postmodern fiction^[6], metafiction^[7], secret history^[8], and paranoid fiction^[9].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Crying of Lot 49 followed V.^[10]. It was followed by Gravity's Rainbow^[11].

Why It Matters

The Crying of Lot 49 ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,962 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]