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[The Great Quail]

> do you know who Pynchon's editor is now?

I heard his name mentioned, but I do not recall. I have to confess, I am not
very good at knowing who's who in the world of editing. It was mentioned to
me as sort of a fact-in-passing.

> p.s. I had a friend who worked in the library at Penguin where they had some
> of Pynchon's files apparently. He met him when edward mendelsson (he thinks)
> requested a look at them and Pynchon showed up.

Ha! Awesome. Back in my old job, I worked with a woman who dated Tristan
Taormino for a while. She was invited to a family wedding, and lo and
behold, there was Pynchon. Alas, my friend had never read any of his books,
so for her, it was barely a curiosity! Needless to say, I was somewhat
consumed by jealousy. (Of course, meeting Pynchon may not really be worth
the hassle of dating a woman who advertises butt plugs online, but you never
know...)

--Quail

PS: My friend said that he was "a kindly uncle-looking guy with a somewhat
haunted look," and it was clear he didn't want to talk to anyone about his
day job.