Just an idea

[rich]

On 7/10/06, Ya Sam <takoitov at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> As we know Pynchon was pretty much aware of what he was going to achieve
> from the very start. Hence the famous quote from his 1964 letter to
> Candida
> Donadio about 'four novels-in-progress':  "If they come out on paper
> anything like they are inside my head, then it will be the literary event
> of
> the millennium." It is not that easy to determine which four novels he
> meant. One might suppose that these have been Lot 49, GR, Vineland, and
> M&D.


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definitely GR and M&D, Japanese Insurance adjustor (parts of which pbly
ended up in Vineland) and something else--maybe the new book is that
something else or emerged someway from that something else

lot 49 and Vineland--both were quickly dashed off, one for money, vineland
maybe for money, too (man's gotta put food on table gladly give his pay for
these)

>From: jd <wescac at gmail.com>
> >To: rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
> >CC: "Dave Monroe" <monropolitan at yahoo.com>, "Ya Sam"
> ><takoitov at hotmail.com>,        pynchon-l at waste.org
> >Subject: Re: Just an idea
> >Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:12:18 -0400
> >
> >
> >In truth, in his old age Pynchon has become bitter towards his fame
> >and his fanatical fans.  The book, indeed, was composed in two days,
> >written on a single roll of Scott Tissue toilet paper (they're big
> >rolls) and is a run of the mill pulp story revolving primarily around
> >the police chief of Chicago and serial killer, below even the level of
> >The Da Vinci Code, as a final "fuck you" to those people who just
> >wouldn't stop trying to hide in his bushes, but we'll all eat it up
> >anyways and find the Final Great Meaning of Life within it's pages
> >(specifically the scene involving the prostitute, a half-empty pack of
> >cigarettes, and a slab of pork steak).  Pynchon goes insane and
> >attempts to burn down the Guggenheim.
> --------------------


that would seem to say he takes himself way too serious which from all
indications, he doesn't. like GR was about Vietnam; and M&D globalization;
what, pray tell, would an overarching theme be for him to tackle--terrorism
and haymarket, possibly--note latest notes from beyond--the 1984 (2003) and
stone junction intros (1997-98)--both concern arbitrary use of power against
the powerless

rich
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