Minor Pynchon Reference

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>From an Oprah-related article by Mary Elizabeth Williams at 

http://www.salon.com/books/feature/1999/11/12/oprahpro/index1.html
More threatening to her critics still, Oprah has made the world of books
and ideas less intimidating. Until just a few decades ago, literary success
and merit were not mutually exclusive goals, and heavyweights like
Steinbeck and Hemingway could enjoy a mass appeal. But somewhere along the
way a schism grew, and the world divided into sophisticated quoters of
Pynchon and glazed slaves to "The Price is Right."

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