Pynchon's blurb on the back cover of George Saunders' CivilWarLand in Bad Decline (New York: Random House, 1996) reads: "An astoundingly tuned voice -- graceful, dark, authentic, and funny." Pynchon's blurbs seem to be getting shorter over the years. Wonder if he's losing enthusiasm or if the editors are chopping down longer blurbs for advertising use? Bob