Inherent Vice

by Thomas Pynchon · first published 2009

Inherent Vice is a novel by the American author Thomas Pynchon, originally published on August 4, 2009. A darkly comic detective novel set in 1970s California, the plot follows sleuth Larry "Doc" Sportello whose ex-girlfriend asks him to investigate a scheme involving a prominent land developer. Themes of drug culture and counterculture are prominently featured. It is considered a postmodern novel that warps the stylistic conventions of detective fiction.

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Genre:

Detective fiction

Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 3.8 / 5 (15 on Open Library)

Year page:

2009