Talkin' 'Bout My Genre-ation

[David Morris]

>From: Terence Isn't this (the idea that matters of genre are important to
>the actual reading of and making of fiction) one of the
>targets of TRP's satire?

Yes!  Pynchon plays so deftly from genre to genre in order to level them 
all.  This leveling might be called parody or satire, but Pynchon is 
demonstrating, if nothing else, his mastery of many forms.

DM

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