The Silent Auto

[Paul Mackin]

On Fri, 12 Jan 1996 LARSSON at vax1.mankato.msus.edu wrote:

> On the other hand, I liked the intro. to SLOW LEARNER because, even if one takes
> his self-judgments with all the necessary grains of salt, it confirmed my
> impression of him as a basically decent guy who is always trying to learn
> from his (perceived) mistakes.

True. 

The mild disappointment I felt with the Introduction to SL
was that the experiences related and lessons learned seemed
rather generic. Like the sort that would befall any young writer
learning his trade. In no way did they explain the extraordinary
writing we find in the novels. 

No doubt once again I deserve the famous retort of Mrs. Nussbaum: "You 
vere ekshpecting maybe _Lessie_?"  (p. 44, GR, Viking ed.)

					P.