(Fwd) Re: SLSL Intro "A Couple-Three Bonzos"

[davemarc]

From: Tim Strzechowski <dedalus204 at attbi.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: (Fwd) Re: SLSL Intro "A Couple-Three Bonzos"


> Good point.  Perhaps part of the fun of the Intro is watching Pynchon note
> his errors, all the while aware of how some of these errors "make" his
> writing what it is.

A-and it's true that some irony can be found in the fact that each of his
error-laden stories was accepted for publication, building the foundation
for the idea of Pynchon as a significant literary groundbreaker.  As the
list at the back of the book puts it:  Cornell Writer (March 1959), New
World Writing (March 1960), Kenyon Review (Spring 1960), The Noble Savage 3
(May 1961), The Saturday Evening Post (December 1964).

On the other hand, it seems to me that he did try to work harder on Ear,
character, etc. in his post-1984 fiction.

d.