"suddenly the writer had liberated the story from the novel"

[Will Layman]

Well, I have faith in the (old?) man.  Just a hunch here, but a guy  
who has it in him to complete something in the 1,000-page range has  
got plenty left.  Besides, he's got that 15 year-old rebellious son  
to educate, eh?  Besides, 70 is the new 37 or something, right?  Damn  
baby-boomers don't plan to die until Keith Richards goes, at the  
earliest.

w

On Oct 10, 2006, at 5:53 PM, Ya Sam wrote:

> If there is nothing related to the possible next book, I mean, If  
> he really has to do everything from scratch, will he embark on a  
> novel-writing project in his seventies? If we're talking about  
> another doorstop, it is unlikely, if it will be something short,  
> like Lot 49, well, of course it's possible. But there is always a  
> chance that he has something up his sleeve. Anyway, it's all  
> guesswork. But even if it is his last novel, literature does not  
> stop, at least not for me.
>
>
>> From: Will Layman <WillLayman at comcast.net>
>> To: "Ya Sam" <takoitov at hotmail.com>
>> CC: pynchon-l at waste.org
>> Subject: Re: "suddenly the writer had liberated the story from the  
>> novel"
>> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:34:54 -0400
>>
>> Why do people feel this is Pynchon's last novel?
>>
>> -- w
>>
>> On Oct 10, 2006, at 5:24 PM, Ya Sam wrote:
>>
>>> With the (supposedly) last novel by Pynchon things only begin.
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: "Charles Albert" <cfalbert at gmail.com>
>>>> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>>>> Subject: Re: "suddenly the writer had liberated the story from  
>>>> the  novel"
>>>> Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 17:10:19 -0400
>>>>
>>>> Calling an end to history made an arse of Fukuyama......
>>>>
>>>> and you are WAYYYYYYY cooler than Francis.....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> damn.....
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> love,
>>>> cfa
>>>>
>>>> On 10/10/06, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> yes, that's true. but I fear this may be the last novel I  
>>>>> truly  am itching
>>>>> to read. I'm not buzzed about anybody else.
>>>>>
>>>>> what will Pynchon leave behind?
>>>>>
>>>>> pbly I will end up just digesting a whole lot of non-fiction
>>>>>
>>>>> rich
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Can't afford to wait for a novel?  Obviously not a
>>>>> > Pynchon reader.
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
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