Lawrence Norfolk

[Eric Rosenbloom]

Richard Romeo wrote:
> I seem to recall that while Norfolk's stories are adventorous, they rang
> oddly hollow to this reader--more like eco, lots of erudition but seemed
> like set-pieces for the research, I'm thinking also of The Black Book by
> Pamuk--more metaphysical mysteries.

A lot of people say that about Pynchon . . . And I agree about Eco but
not about Pamuk. Pamuk does look more profound than he is but he is more
lyrical, and I imagine a lot is lost for the non-Turk. The New Life
(about riding buses in an ambivalent death wish) was quite haunting.
("Living inside the System is like riding across the country in a bus
driven by a maniac bent on suicide." --Gravity's Rainbow).

> Of course, the 3rd book isn't out yet in America.

I ordered the new Norfolk from Amazon UK (I'm in the US).

Yours,
Eric R



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