> From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On > Behalf Of Don Corathers > > Line 62: often (p 95) > > > Rodnaya Zembla (p 97) = Red Zembla? > "Native land" -- "rodnaya zemlya" appears to be a common Russian phrase, "rodnaya" == "native" and "zemlya" == "land" -- it's also the name of a Russian newspaper. Jasper