Pynchon interviewed in Playboy Japan re 9-11

[Paul Mackin]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Corathers" <crawdad at one.net>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 9:32 PM
Subject: Re: Pynchon interviewed in Playboy Japan re 9-11


> It's difficult to imagine the author of Gravity's Rainbow being that
vapid,
> even in translation. If it's authentic, the interview is solid evidence in
> support of the theory that Doug is Tom.

That's the conclusion one might immediately jump to. However I expect we'd
best withhold judgement pending an annoucement from the familly that poor
old Tom has truly gone round the bend. If it is so it will not be kept
secret.That's not the modern way.

I think what concerned me even more than the banality was the evidence of
behavorial change. He describes himself as suddenly  giving up reading the
Times because it has become nothing but propaganda. I can't help thinking it
more likely P has changed radically than that the Times has.

We can only hope for the best.
            P.