Pynchon and others

[Nigel E. Richardson]

> That review Paul posted by John Clute was marvelous.  It sums up my own reaction
> to the much-abused VINELAND and sounds so Pynchonian in its own resonances that
> I wonder if a) Clute *always* writes like that; b) he caught the fever from
> TRP; c) he is (an inevitable speculation) TRP himself?

> Don Larsson, Mankato State U (MN)

a) No, normally J. Clute reviews are so dense and oblique that, unless you 
really work at them, not only can't you tell if he likes a book, you 
can't even tell what book is being reviewed. Which isn't a criticism - 
just a warning. You need a dictionary, and a clear head. 

b) His only published novel (at least I think it's his only published 
novel), THE DISINHERITING PARTY, is pretty Pynchonesque as I recall, 
although I read it well over 10 years ago so I've forgotten the actual 
story. 

c) No, I've met Clute. He lives in London. Nice try, but....


Nigel E. Richardson 

PS. Re: long delays between novels. There was a review in the papers yesterday
of a book by Dorothy West - it was her 2nd novel, THE WEDDING, which has just 
appeared 47 years after her first. Makes Pynchon and Gaddis seem quite prolific. 
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