re Re: Pynchon's interviews

neoclassical at mail.com neoclassical at mail.com
Thu Apr 29 13:09:44 CDT 2004


> I'm still puzzled by your need to judge Pynchon so
> harshly, given his impact on 20th and 21st century
> arts and letters, above and beyond the many pleasures
> of reading his works.

He's nowhere as cool as John Kerry, or Jesus Christ...

(I think the disease Pynchon bemoans in society is demonstrated, of all places, on a Pynchon list, hence his pessimism even about literature. Then again, as someone else said here, his recent output has been garbage, M&D less so than Vineland.)


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