trevanian (was Re: Wanda Tinasky)

[David Casseres]

At 15:20 -0800 1/19/99, RICHARD_WILSON at udlp.com wrote:
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>David Casseres <casseres at apple.com> writes:
>> 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.
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>surely you jest...

Infinitely.  But --

>the "teen-prodigy" has been of pynchon's more important /masks/filters/voices
>since V-1... z.b., try imagining 'raketemensch's comic-book-type adventures &
>silly songs (what tune do you think the 'djinn song' goes to - "home on the
>range"?, well, sort of anyways) in V-2... a-and there's a purpose to it
>(hey, if
>nothing else it helps keep young people interested in his books)...

Um, all I can say is go back and read some Trevanian; then read something
of Pynchon's that strikes you as "teen-prodigy"; then go read the Trevanian
again.  Not the same guy, I'm positive.
Cheers,
David