Pynchon-Tinasky

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Terrance wrote:
> 
> jbor wrote:
> > In my experience it's only a weak or jealous mind which finds it necessary
> > to hide behind a false persona in order to spew insult and venom at others,
> > and Pynchon's is neither of these imo.
> >
> > best
> 
> But is he the Bag lady under the bridge? In my experience
> with bag ladies under bridges
> only false personas hide behind spewing insults and venom.

It could be argued, as Terrance suggests here, that it is because many
people may find Tinasky's voice a bit harsh, or well beneath the nuanced
prose of his obviously long labored over work, that Pynchon, as the
letters became widely available, felt the need to deny them as his. His
repeated instances of doing so could be seen as damning, whereas a
"famously reclusive" writer need not have said anything at all. "Damned
if you do, damned if you don't", I know, but also "He doth protest too much."

--
Eric R