Farina?

Jeffrey Meikle meikle at mail.utexas.edu
Thu Oct 24 17:22:31 CDT 1996


Skip writes:

>I've always wondered if Richrd Farina is in any of Pynchon's works.  Or,
>even more intriguing, is Pynchon in _Been Down So Long it Looks Like Up to
>Me_?
>
>Jules or Chrissie -- any thoughts?

Well, I'm not Jules or Chrissie, and I am an academic, and I've played fast
and loose with facts lately, but I like to think of Roger Mexico as based
on Richard Farina.  No evidence, it's just the way I feel about it.

An Austin convergence with P-list today:  the local public radio dj played
pig songs all morning.

Jeff





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