num_pages: 138
description: The highly original satire about Oedipa Maas, a woman who finds herself enmeshed in a worldwide conspiracy, meets some extremely interesting characters, and attains a not inconsiderable amount of self knowledge.
language: English
title: The Crying of Lot 49
titlecomplete: The Crying of Lot 49
characters: Stanley Koteks, Pierce Inverarity, Oedipa Maas, Wendell "Mucho" Maas
genres: The United States Of America, Literature, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Contemporary, American, Novels, Fiction, Classics, Mystery
ratings_count: 84262
places: California, Los Angeles, California
awards: awardedAt: -94665600000
name: Rosenthal Family Foundation Award
publisher: Bantam Books