Pynchon mention in article re young German writers

[pynchonoid]

Grass' grandkids come of age
The new generation of writers looks at itself, rather
than obsessing about the past
By Heidi Sylvester


[...] Marketed like pop stars, the five young
novelists Joachim Bessing, Christian Kracht, Eckhart
Nickel, Alexander von Schönburg and Benjamin von
Stuckrad-Barre have become close to hate figures among
Germany's literati. More than any other constellation
of writers, this “brat pack“ write solely about
themselves and the short-lived experiences of the
individual. Kind reviewers describe the way these
pop-writers look to the United States for inspiration;
less favorable judges speak of them as inferior
versions of Pynchon, Gaddis, DeLillo and Brett Easton
Ellis. [...] 


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