Hegel's laughing

[Thomas Eckhardt]

>You may be right, but I've always been thinking that the humour mr.
>Pynchon's uses is related to the way the French Fifties author Boris
>Vian uses humour: absurdly funny and.  Could it be mr. Pynchon is
>familiar with his work (I haven't got the faintest idea wether he is
>known in the States)?

Wouldn't know about Mr. Pynchon, but I have read a German translation of
"L'Ècume des Jours" and I think it is a wonderful, wonderful book. As Vian
at that time was a prominent member of the French jazz crowd and TRP quite
obviously a huge jazz fan I think it is quite possible that P has read some
Vian. Perhaps the question is whether English translations of Vian's novels
were available in the US during the 50s/60s. Paul? Neil? 

Thomas

			
                   		
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