num_pages: 183
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: Wendell "Mucho" Maas, Oedipa Maas, Pierce Inverarity, Stanley Koteks
genres: Mystery, Fiction, 20th Century, Classics, Contemporary, The United States Of America, American, Literary Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 84222
places: Los Angeles, California, California
awards: awardedAt: -94665600000
name: Rosenthal Family Foundation Award
publisher: Buccaneer Books