Nabokov and Pynchon

[cfalbert]

It is part of what I suspect is one of the most sublime metaphors in the
history of the written word.......and one of the many reasons why this book
will rocket to the top of everyone's "must read" list.......

The flashback still generates goosebumps.....

love,
cfa




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Otto" <ottosell at yahoo.de>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2003 10:08 AM
Subject: Re: Nabokov and Pynchon


> Now I know where Pynchon got the name "Waxwing" from:
>
> Waxwing, Blodgett
> 246; specialist in phonying documents; his calling card has a cheSS knight
> and his address is on the Rue RoSSini in Zürich; escapee from the stockade
> Caserne Martier in Paris; meets Slothrop at Raoul's party, wearing a zoot
> suit; Zootsuit Zanies, 251; provides Slothrop the identity "Ian Scuffling,
> English War Correspondent" when he goes to Zürich, 256; 620
> http://www.hyperarts.com/pynchon/gravity/alpha/w.html
>
> It's from the first line of Canto I of  "Pale Fire".
>
> And all those chess-references in "GR".
>
> Otto
>