Illuminatus trilogies discussion

[Bruce Sublett]

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From: Peter Petto <ppetto at apk.net>
To: pynchon-l at waste.org <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Date: Tuesday, December 22, 1998 7:26 AM
Subject: Re: Illuminatus trilogies discussion


>At 10:56 PM 12/19/98 -0500, Cchoskin at aol.com wrote:
>
>> ...it has a lot of that sort of thing that seems to fascinate Pynchon
>> such as conspiracies and leaps in time....
>
>produces (?). It's a real hoot, and I imagine would likewise interest
>participants here. I'll check to see if it is Internet accessible.
>

The Shea/Wilson trilogy has the second best pun in recent lit (Pynch's "for
demille, young fur henchmen...." is tops).  I'm speaking of the incredibly
wise person living under the traffic interchange where JFK was killed in
Dallas:  The Dealy Lama.   Umberto Eco's _Foucalt's Pendulum_ makes a good
companion for Illuminatus.

BS