Bill Gray & Pynchon

[Terrance F. Flaherty]

On the back Pynchon--BOLD VISION, MORALLY FOCUSED---choses
his words carefully. American photography, film, tv,
pictorials, yes a tradition, MAO II, one of the books I
think almost needs to enter a discussion of Pynchon's
traditional use of American pictorials. 

Interesting to note how many of the novels mentioned in the
NYT article, whose modern now, have film, photography,
photographers, tv, pictorials as a central structuring
metaphor. 

TF

Richard Romeo wrote:
> 
> Been reading a couple of essays regarding Bill Gray and Mao II in the
> DeLillo-only recent issue of Modern American Fiction.  Couple of things come
> to mind--in at least one essay, it is claimed that Bill Gray is a prisoner
> of other's interpretations of him and his work, because he refuses to "set
> the record straight" or give his view of events in his life or into the
> idiosyncracies of his work.
> I wonder with all these tidbits of information regarding Pynchon's life,
> notably the purported Farina biography, the Wanda debates, etc., does he
> feel hemmed in, like Bill Gray,  by his own stands on these issues, namely
> his own silence. I guess he feels once he opens his mouth, the cat, so to
> speak, is out of that bag.
> Secondly, much speculation on the Gaddis list regarding Agape--some have
> contacted the publisher and the agency representing the estate--seems we
> shouldn't expect anything until next year.  Also, seems there may be other
> work besides AA--letters or who knows what. Interesting to see how this
> plays out--a reclusive writer and what he's left for posterity--I suspect he
> left definitive instructions about what to release may be the cause for
> delay.
> 
> Rich
> 
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