Barth, Pynchon, heirs etc.

[James Kyllo]

What an odd selection! I'll certainly speak up for Vollman, who is for me 
the only serious (living) competitor to TRP - his best stuff matches 
Pynchon's but his quality control is even worse. 
 Rushdie and Smith, for me, are 3rd rate (ie there are a whole lot of much 
better writers who if not up to the standard of Pynchon are at least a 
different class to them)
 of living writers - I love Saunders, but he's yet to write a novel (rather 
than a short story). Johnathan Lethem is a better candidate.
 best
 James
 
 On 9/19/05, Will Layman <WillLayman at comcast.net> wrote: 
> 
> That said, who will speak on behalf of:
> William Vollmann?
> Salman Rushdie?
> Zadie Smith?
> 
> -- Will
> 
>
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