correspondence with Playboy Japan

[barbara100 at jps.net]

 Thank you for the clarification. Whew, I was beginning to doubt myself.  I
had a bad dream last night that Jbor and Paul laughed at me scornfully for
all the time I'd wasted reading the Guardian because I  thought Pynchon
liked it best. The humiliation...
You know, that really is an interesting interview. I just took the liberty
of re-reading it (on indymedia.org).  If you look past the awkward
translation, you can see Pynchon saying stuff like that.  He's fearful and
paranoid, hard on power, hard on people--it's totally in his character.
I think it's pretty slick for a writer who likes to keep his distance to
give an interview to a foreign magazine, knowing (maybe even stipulating?)
it wouldn't be directly quoted.  He can say what's on his mind with the
immunity of bad translation.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Romeo" <romeocheeseburger at yahoo.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Monday, February 17, 2003 11:59 AM
Subject: correspondence with Playboy Japan


> hi all--hope the following will dispel some of the
> questions re: the Playboy Japan Interview.
>
> Rich
> __________
>
> Dear Mr. Romeo,
>
> I'm sorry we can't answer your question specificly.
> All we can say is that it was arranged by his very
> very close person and we
> luckily and privately used his connection.
> Thanks for your understanding in advance.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Editorial Department of PLAYBOY JAPANESE EDITION
>
>
> > From: "Richard Romeo" <richardromeo at hotmail.com>
> > Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 14:15:04
> > To: ikoma at playboy.co.jp
> > Subject: Re: Playboy Japan 2002 Issue
> >
> > Just one more question, I promise, and thanks for
> your reply--Was Mr.
> > Pynchon interviewed in Japan and how was the
> interview arranged?
> >
> > Here in the States, we understand Mr. Pynchon is
> very concerned with privacy
> > and it struck some of us here who follow his work
> that he would give an
> > interview.
> > Thanks again.
> >
> > Richard Romeo
> >
> >
> >> From: Masaaki Ikoma <ikoma at playboy.co.jp>
> >> To: Richard Romeo <richardromeo at hotmail.com>
> >> Subject: Re: Playboy Japan 2002 Issue
> >> Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 15:05:07 +0900
> >>
> >> Dear Mr. Romeo,
> >>
> >> Yes. We ran the interview with Mr. Pynchon in the
> special feature titled
> >> "the day after" in this issue.
> >>
> >> Best regards,
> >>
> >> Editorial Department of PLAYBOY JAPANESE EDITION
> >>
> >>> From: "Richard Romeo" <richardromeo at hotmail.com>
> >>> Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 14:22:03
> >>> To: ikoma at playboy.co.jp
> >>> Subject: Re: Playboy Japan 2002 Issue
> >>>
> >>> Thank you for your reply.  Could you confirm that
> there was an interview
> >>> with the American writer Thomas Pynchon in that
> issue?--I believe he and
> >>> others were asked about the terrorist attacks on
> Sep. 11th.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks again,
> >>>
> >>>
>
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