V. and The Recognitions

[Paul Kedrosky]

On 25 Jun 96 at 15:50, uclibmdb at alpha2.uct.edu wrote:

> The Whole Sick Crew of V. and Gaddis' cocktail-partying Villagers in the
> Recognitions seem quite similar--intellectual and artistic posers, decadence,
> and a lot of booze flowing with both groups in New York in the fifties.  
> Also, both novels shift settings all over the world...Could The Recognitions,
> published in 1955, be an influence?

Absolutely. Many commentators have noted the connections between the two
books. As a matter of fact, in William Gass's introduction to the most recent
Penguin edition of Gaddis's "Recognitions," Gass writes of the persistently
muddy water between Pynchon and Gaddis. 

Paul
pkedrosk at sms.ivey.uwo.ca
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