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[rich]

hmm...Pynchon blurbs a book on Einstein--would fit into the Hilbert
schema of new book I suppose

and is this his first blurb for a university press title?

rich

On 4/22/05, Brandon Hernsberger <bkh21 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Just learned that Pynchon has supplied a blurb for a forthcoming book
> entitled <Einstein on Race and Racism> by Fred Jerome and Rodger Taylor
> (Rutgers UP):
> 
> "A fascinating and timely upgrade to our current perceptions of
> Einstein, redeemed from the careful silences of official narrative.
> Allowing the voices of the people who lived it to tell the story, Jerome
> and Taylor have brilliantly given us back a part of our history,
> refocusing attention on the heart and soul of what Einstein's life was
> always about."
> 
> And for all you Danny Glover fans, he says:
> 
> "For many people around the world, Einstein's name is a household word,
> and yet Fred Jerome and Rodger Taylor's important new book reveals in
> startling ways how little we know about his profound insights into the
> realities of race and racism.  We owe Fred and Rodger a huge debt of
> gratitude."
> 
>  
> 
> Brandon
> 
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