Pynchon Japan Playboy

[jbor]

> Now, now.  Just four days ago Terrence (attributing you) said the "interview
> reads like a hoax" and you replied:
> 
> "Sorry Terrance, I've never said anything like this.
> 
> best"
> 
> No disrespect intended, but please keep your argument straight.

Actually, this is what Terrance wrote:

> I agree with Robert, this Playboy Japan
> "interview" reads like a hoax because it what Pynchon is reported to
> have said is directly contradicted by everything he has said or written
> elsewhere.

While the published comments do seem like they could be the words of some
nutjob hoaxer, and not Pynchon, it's not because they're "directly
contradicted by everything he has said or written elsewhere." I've never
said anything like that, and I've always allowed that Pynchon *might* have
said something similar to what appeared, but that if he did it was most
likely not with his awareness or permission that his remarks would be
published. But, surely, the fact that the "interview" still remains
unconfirmed after all this time throws further doubt on its credibility.

And, if someone has been credited as the "interviewer", and that name has
been known for over two years, I wonder how come it has been such a problem
tracking this person down in the meantime to confirm the circumstances of
the interview: how the arrangement with Pynchon was made, where the
"interview" took place, whether there's an original transcript in English
etc. If it's kosher it's a pretty big thing, after all, Pynchon's first ever
"interview". You'd think someone would have cared enough to find out ....

best