Playboy Japan Interview

jbor jbor at bigpond.com
Mon Aug 27 04:48:52 CDT 1956


on 15/6/02 11:50 AM, davemarc at davemarc at panix.com wrote:

> The last I knew about the Playboy Japan interview, its authenticity was
> still somewhat in doubt.  There were questions as to whether he had made the
> comments, and if he had, whether the interview really captured what Pynchon
> might have said, whether it was "off the record," not intended to be taken
> as gospel, etc.
> 
> So have the comments been authenticated by Pynchon and/or his
> representatives?
> 
> d.
> 
> 

It appears that nothing has changed since January. The status of the
"interview", and its content, are highly questionable.

After the Wanda Tinasky debacle I think it more than sensible to reserve
judgement until something "definitive" surfaces.

best




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