Bill Gray & Pynchon

[Richard Romeo]

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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