Pynchon on the 'autobiographycity' of fiction

[Paul Mackin]

On Sun, 18 Jul 1999, Lorentzen / Nicklaus wrote:
>   I can imagine GR to be autobiographical in many aspects. The science & the   
>   engineering might be grounded in P's academic & Boeing experiences. The   
>   framing of the war, like Doug has suggested,  might be related to P's     
>   observation of the Vietnam war & its medial representation. The military     
>   stuff to his Navy experience. The love story of Roger & Jessica might be   
>   Pynchon's own with somebody in Mexico. The "Counterforce" refers to the social 
>   movements of the 60s & early 70s. All that drugged conversation is maybe    
>   taken from Mr. P's partygoing. Etc. pp.

When I said GR wasn't autobiographical I didn't mean P didn't use
personally gained experience in composing it. I was just noting the
obvious fact that there is no young stuggling writer whose struggle
to create art is a large part of the novel. (unless Blicero is P in
disguise :-)) I would suppose the stuggle to create art is what P's life
has mainly been.

			P