LPPM MMV "David Lupescu"

[Dave Monroe]

"They faced each other like slightly flawed mirror
images--different patterns of tweed, scotch bottle and
pig foetus but no discrepancy in height--with Siegel
experiencing a mixed feeling of discomfort and awe,
and the word Doppelganger had just floated into his
mind when the other's eyebrows shot up into twin
parabolas and he stuck out his free hand and said,
'You're early but come in. I'm David Lupescu.'" (MMV,
p. 1)


Doppelganger

Main Entry: dop·pel·gäng·er 
Variant(s): or dop·pel·gang·er  /'dä-p&l-"ga[ng]-&r,
-"ge[ng]-, "dä-p&l-'/
Function: noun
Etymology: German Doppelgänger, from doppel- double +
-gänger goer
1 : a ghostly counterpart of a living person
2 a : DOUBLE 2a b : ALTER EGO b c : a person who has
the same name as another

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=doppelganger

Meaning "double walker" a doppelganger is a
shadow-self that accompanies every human. Only the
owner of a doppelganger can see it, otherwise it is
invisible to human eyes. Dogs and cats have been known
to see doppelgangers. Providing sympathetic company, a
doppelganger almost always stands behind a person, and
they cast no reflection in a mirror. They are prepared
to listen and give advice to humans, either implanting
ideas in their heads, or a sort of osmosis. It is said
to be bad luck if it is seen, and rarely a
doppelganger will make itself visible to friends or
family, often causing great confusion. Doppelgangers
can be mischievous and malicious.

http://webhome.idirect.com/~donlong/monsters/Html/Doppelga.htm


"twin parabolas"

Main Entry: pa·rab·o·la 
Pronunciation: p&-'ra-b&-l&
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek parabolE, literally,
comparison
1 : a plane curve generated by a point moving so that
its distance from a fixed point is equal to its
distance from a fixed line : the intersection of a
right circular cone with a plane parallel to an
element of the cone ...

http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=parabola

Parabolas, parabels, parables, rainbows ...


David Lupescu

DAVID   m
Usage: English, Jewish, French, Spanish, Russian,
Czech, Biblical
Pronounced: DAY-vid (English), da-VEED (French)
Possibly derived from Hebrew dod meaning "beloved".
David was the second and greatest of the kings of
Israel, ruling in the 10th century BC. Several stories
about him are told in the Old Testament, including his
defeat of Goliath, a giant Philistine. Jesus was
supposedly descended from him....

http://www.behindthename.com/nm/d.html

http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/jew.html

http://www.behindthename.com/nmc/bibl.html

The second character we meet, the absconding host of
the party, is one David Lupescu (Wolfman —from canis
lupus, wolf?), a Rumanian who disconcertingly
resembles Siegel. (The word "doppelgänger" comes into
Siegel's mind when he first sees Lupescu.) Knowing
Pynchon's penchant for pointing beyond the text, we
should investigate the name Lupescu; and, sure enough,
there is one historical Lupescu of note: Magda
Lupescu, Jewish mistress, later wife, of King Carol II
of Rumania. There are no other Rumanian references in
this story. Pynchon may, however, be alerting us to
the form of insanity known as lycanthropy, in which
the patient imagines himself to be a wolf and exhibits
depraved appetites for human flesh; but since this
illness seems to occur in Hollywood, Pynchon may be
merely playing.

http://www.vheissu.org/art/art_eng_SL_hollander.htm#chap_7

http://www.vheissu.org/art/art_eng_SL_hollander.htm

And see as well ...

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=9905&msg=38020&keywords



		
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