Can Pynchon write (yet)?

[Ya Sam]

Which brings the pertinent question: is there any absolutely PC novel that 
doesn't offend any sensibilities and is, simultaneously, great literature?


>From: kelber at mindspring.com
>Reply-To: kelber at mindspring.com
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: Can Pynchon write (yet)?
>Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 11:50:35 -0500 (GMT-05:00)
>
>The Brothers Karamazov has some frothing anti-semitism in it, but it's 
>still one of the greatest novels of all time.  Huckleberry Finn's been 
>banned by some schools for being racist.  As big boys and girls, we should 
>be able to filter out the attitudes of the writer's times, provided they 
>aren't providing the entire foundation of his/her writing.
>
>Laura
>
>-----Original Message-----
> >From: Dave Monroe <monropolitan at yahoo.com>
> >Sent: Nov 5, 2006 11:40 AM
> >To: Tofuman <slowdrop at gmail.com>, pynchon-l at waste.org
> >Subject: Re: Can Pynchon write (yet)?
> >
> >I'd ask first, how many generally acknowledged
> >literary matserpieces haven't at least been accused of
> >misogyny somewhere along th line?  See, e.g., ...
> >
> >http://www.pinn.net/~sunshine/book-sum/rogers1.html
> >
> >--- Tofuman <slowdrop at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> 'can there be a misogynistic literary masterpiece?
> >
> >
> >
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