Asians in Pynchon ( was Re: Japanese in Vineland redux)

[davemarc]

At 01:25 AM 9/13/96 -0400, Al wrote:
>
>Okay, point taken, but I still say there's something interesting going on in
>Vineland, a very deliberate look at Asian stereotypes, as well as elements
>of American pop culture that are "Asian": ninjas, Godzilla, Zen.  I like to
>think its all there for more than just comic relief (although Takeshi cracks
>me the hell up, and is easily my favorite character in VL).
>
Any chance that VINELAND's Takeshi is also one of the Komikazes?

davemarc