New member first posting

[Matthew P Wiener]

>1.) What's the latest on Pynchon sightings?

He's got a USENET account, posting as "Ludwig von Plutonium".  Please
don't tell anyone.

More seriously, he reviewed Gabriel Garcia Marquez LOVE IN THE TIME OF
CHOLERA (NYTBR), and this summer, NYTBR began a series of seven essays
on the seven deadly sins, premiering with Pynchon on sloth.

>2.) What's the most recent news on the magnum opus he was supposed to be
>	writing about the Lewis & clark expedition?

That _was_ VINELAND, no?

>4.) trivia question: In what book of essays does Pynchon appear as a
>	character? What western book did he write an introduction for?

Pynchon wrote the introduction to Donald Barthelme THE TEACHINGS OF DON
B., and more importantly, to Richard Farina BEEN DOWN SO LONG IT LOOKS
UP TO ME.  (GR, you recall, was dedicated to RF.)
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-Matthew P Wiener (weemba at sagi.wistar.upenn.edu)