trevanian (was Re: Wanda Tinasky)
David Casseres
casseres at apple.com
Tue Jan 19 17:45:03 CST 1999
Richard Wilson sez
> possibly old hat... but...
>
> does anyone remember a rumor that the author of the 70's spy thriller
> parodies 'the eiger sanction', 'shibumi', and so on was actually
> pynchon. i recall there having been certain similarities between
> 'shibumi' and VL in terms of characters and voice. i never did hear
> any definitive-sounding pronouncement as to whether or not there was
> any substance to the the rumor (though it seemed likely enough to
> me)...
I recall distinctly that Trevanian wrote like a brilliant 13-year-old; it's
hard for me to imagine Pynchon doing that, even on purpose.
Cheers,
David
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