Tracking the ever-elusive Great American Novel

[Henry]

One needn't be overly decon to be unable to imagine how we could determine the state of Toni Morrison's mind at the time when she spoke. Even if she would have me to tea to discuss the matter, remembrances of emotions and thoughts past are less exact than are remembrances of things, even words.
HM

-----Original Message-----
From: jbor at bigpond.com [mailto:jbor at bigpond.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2006 11:08 PM
To: pynchon-l at waste.org
Subject: Re: Tracking the ever-elusive Great American Novel

And here's the list of the writers and critics consulted:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/21/books/review/best-judges.html

Just waiting to hear back from Henry on the friendly wager I suggested 
($50 donation to waste) about whether or not Toni Morrison really was 
"ignorant" of the fact that the Venus de Milo statue originally had 
arms.

best

> May 21, 2006
> TBR
> Inside the List
> By DWIGHT GARNER
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/21/books/review/21tbr.html



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