answering Rich re Pynchon interview

[Doug Millison]

Rich,

All I know is what I heard from Professor Krafft about the existence of the
interview in the first place and what Naoki says after reading it and
providing this rough translation.  It appears that a reporter from Playboy
Japan managed to interview Pynchon. It does sound as if Pynchon is
responding to a series of questions from a reporter, as Naoki suggests.
It sounds to me as if he was interviewed in New York, but I don't know that
for sure.

I don't know yet if this will also appear in an upcoming U.S. issue of
Playboy, but I wouldn't be surprised.

That Pynchon responded to a journalist's questions is not surprising.  He
has done so several times -- most recently for the Hadju book on Farina;
previously P talked to CNN.  He has also responded to questions from at
least one P-lister, to my knowledge.  Rumors have circulated that P was
close to breaking his silence with some sort of authorized interview at the
time that M&D was published, too.

 I wouldn't call it "odd" that Playboy Japan got the interview-- sounds to
me as if an enterprising reporter made the effort to get an interview and
caught Pynchon in a talkative mood.

-Doug

--

good catch, doug

Playboy Japan?  that's odd, don't ya think.  (maybe that Mothra novel is not
so much outta left field?)

wuz pynchon interviewed in Japan?

we know when Pynchon rears his head in print, all our expectations for new
work rise as well

rich



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