slaggin' pynchon pre-Nobel

[s~Z]

>>>None would be happier than I if it went to Gaddis, but aren't they
barred from giving it to a dead person?<<<

Previously, a person could be awarded a prize posthumously if the nomination
was made before February 1 of the same year. Since 1974, the Prize may only
go to a deceased person who has been named as prize winner for the year
(usually in October) but who dies before the Prize Award Ceremony on
December 10.