The Parentage of Lot 49

[davemarc]

Excerpted from: Brian D. McCary 
> 
> 	I've always thought that Slow Learner was the child of two 
> parents: first, it was his own review or exercise during or before 
> Vineland, and second, it works like a substitute for him appearing on 
> campuses in writing seminars.  He made some money, he kept his name 
> in circulation, and he made some stuff available which wasn't before 
> then, without having to do much creative work.  As such, there would 
> be no real point in writing much that he didn't feel.
> 
We shouldn't leave the midwives out of the formula.  Slow Learner also gave
P an opportunity to stake his claim over his own stories, which were being
reproduced and circulated in various grey and black markets.  I'd guess
that another reason for the Intro was his feeling that he had to create a
context or rationale for rereleasing what he considered to be seriously
flawed work.

davemarc