13: In which we wonder, what if this book was, like, six times as long? (The Crying of Lot 49 Ch. 6)

About this episode

The episode discusses Chapter 6 of 'The Crying of Lot 49' while exploring themes of angels and violence in Southern California.

Angels, dark and light, descend on Southern California, and we bid adieu to Arnold Snarb, I mean, Edna Mosh. Next time, Gravity’s Rainbow sections 1.1 through 1.9, or pp. 1-60 in the U.S. Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition. Support the show and get access to monthly bonus episodes at patreon.com/pynchonpals and follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social . Show Notes: “The Simple Art of Murder,” by Raymond Chandler, online e-book via Faded Page . Thomas Pyncon’s introduction to Richard Fariña’s Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me , via pynchon.pomona.edu. Content warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, suicide, antisemitism, pedophilia. --- Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long. Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli ( www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social ). Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland .

People in this episode

Host: Patrick Fiorilli

Guests: Andrew Tillett, Duri Long

Topics covered

• literature
• Pynchon
• California
• violence
• philosophy
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• Pynchon
• The Crying of Lot 49
• Gravity’s Rainbow
• California
• literature
• violence
• philosophy
• cultural commentary

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Faded Page, pynchon.pomona.edu, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard

Books & works: The Crying of Lot 49, Gravity’s Rainbow, The Simple Art of Murder, Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me

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