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Inherent Vice is a novel by 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.
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Aug 1, 2009 · Inherent Vice. Thomas Pynchon. 3.78. 34,961 ratings3,071 reviews. Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon - private eye Doc Sportello comes, occasionally, out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era as free love slips away and paranoia creeps in with the L.A. fog.
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In each of the chapter links below, you’ll find diagrams to show you how each character is related to others, and summaries to help you keep track of the action. Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Chapter 3. Chapter 4.
Aug 20, 2009 · Doc Sportello, the mellow gumshoe hero of Thomas Pynchon’s “Inherent Vice” — a psychedelic homage to Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler set in the last days of hippie-era Los Angeles, after...
Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice begins when Shasta Fay Hepworth arrives at the Gordito Beach residence of her former boyfriend, private investigator Doc Sportello. She persuades Sportello to...
What’s going on in Thomas Pynchon’s Inherent Vice? Most of the action is in the following five plots. The Mickey Plot. When billionaire real estate developer Mickey Wolfmann has an affair with hippie actress Shasta Fay Hepworth, he discovers his conscience and decides to give away his fortune.
The protagonist of "Inherent Vice" is Larry "Doc" Sportello, a private investigator and perpetually stoned hippie. The story takes place in Gordita Beach, a fictional coastal town in Southern California.
