num_pages: 152
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: Oedipa Maas, Stanley Koteks, Wendell "Mucho" Maas, Pierce Inverarity
genres: 20th Century, American, Literary Fiction, Novels, Literature, Classics, Mystery, The United States Of America, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 84210
places: Los Angeles, California, California
awards: awardedAt: -94665600000
name: Rosenthal Family Foundation Award
publisher: Harper Perennial Modern Classics