The Importance of Death

[Toby G Levy]

Saul Austerlitz leads off his review of a book by Schnitzler with the
following statement:

"Thomas Pynchon once noted that when reference is made to the notion of
seriousness in the context of a work of art, what is invariably under
discussion is its attitude toward death. Obviously, death has been a
primary fixation of literature since Homer was a young bard, but
Pynchon's remark highlights the view that, regardless of surface veneer,
the foundation of any serious work of art must be our inevitable final
fate."

I think this comes from his introduction to "Slow Learner."

Let's keep this in mind when we come to discuss to the Thanatoids.

Toby

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