Pale Fire

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>>... an important author like Nabokov who has
influenced Thomas Pynchon instead of merely discussing
possible political connections of Pynchon's texts. I
really wonder why those who had read "PF" before (some
even twice) never have mentioned it's importance for
Pynchon's literature; GR wouldn't be the same novel as
we know it without Thomas having read "PF" as a key
text for the development of American postmodernism and
the genre in general.>>

I've read PF a couple of times and have mentioned it
on this list numerous times.  But the issue of
influence is a dicey one and GR and PF are very
different novels.  Indeed, I find their differences
far exceed their similarities.  

But even without demonstrable influence, there is
certainly usefulness in considering each in light of
the other.


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