Pynchon-Tinasky

[rosenlake at mac.com]

Otto wrote:
> Compar[ing the Tinasky letters] to his others essays or the "Slow Learner"
> intro made clear to me that he was not Wanda, but that the one who
> had written them was pretty much trying to raise the impression that he
> was - for obvious reasons (to get attention) - and this (successful) strategy
> is indeed questionable.

To get attention? The writer was successful, yes . . . except they
forgot to tell everyone who they really were.

Doug's reminder that Pynchon is a prankster is worth keeping in mind. It
is certainly not determinative, but it does warn one against simply
accepting as the final word Pynchon's assertion that he was not the
writer of the Tinasky letters.

--
Eric R