Notes From Underglass- Why Pynchon Matters

[prozak at anus.com]

> What makes Pynchon important as a novelist is precisely because of his
> sense of political and ethical responsibility which balances and informs 
> his aesthetics, something Riefenstahl, for example, failed to accomplish. 

I prefer to be open-minded about the political beliefs of others. In 
her view, she did the same.

> If indeed Pynchon does pen a fore-word to the coming edition of 1984, I
> cannot think of better timing to demonstrate his continuing "ethical
> self-discovery," to "Matter," as it were, given the precarious geo-political
> situation.

One might ask if George Bush passes the Riefenstahl-Pynchon test...


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