more barthelme

Mon Mar 25 21:26:04 CST 2002

The King is the first thing of his I read... and because of the Barry Moser
art...  It was on the new shelf at the public library several years ago...
the illustrations caught me.

It is good, and light... achronistic fun...

Snow White I liked a bit more... hysterical it is...

I think some of the short stories are better if you look at the published
date and keep in mind the politics of the moment...  he wrote a bit about
Nixon and Reagan...  "Some of us Had Been Threatening our Friend Colby" for
instance or "The Kiss...

good stuff all...

Sam

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Wright AIA" <mwaia at yahoo.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: more barthelme

> Howdy
> I had no real idea he was so heavy. I find it beautiful, elusive,
> suggestive, rarified, unbreathable like stratospheric air... Perhaps I
> don't actually understand anything about it? Am I missing the real
> point? Try *the King*...
>
> Mark
>
> --- Kyle Winkler <taos_hum1 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> <HR>
> <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV>its just that, the point does
> come to me. i try. but i don't want to read it unless, i can get
> something out of it. i agree that reading should expand the mind, but
> what if like barthelme says: everything is revealed at the moment it is
> needed? what if...? barthelme seems very blunt and, dare i say it?
> show-offy about his philosophical knowingness. i heard Foster Wallace
> does this too. thoughts? insults?</DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
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