Kalfus Re: Pynchon galleys circulate

[pynchonoid]

--- rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:

> She might've just meant that there was no way a work
> (and presumable
> complex) that long could be judged by nov 15th but I
> agree it's a lame
> excuse
> Lethem is on the committee--wonder what his take on
> it is.
> 
> in any case, the nominee list is medicore--writing a
> 9/11 novel is pretty
> lazy use of one's imagination and high fatigue
> factor from discerning
> reading public. kalfus had a great idea and his new
> novel began well but up
> and died quickly--the ending is quite moronic.


Sorry to hear that, I had some email correspondence
with Kalfus several years ago when I was reviewing his
first book - a good collection of stories, including a
couple I really enjoyed, about baseball - for the SF
Chronicle Book Review when that pub was edited by none
other than the p-list's own David Kipen.

Kalfus was living in Moscow then, if I remember
correctly (it's been a few years) -  I believe his
girlfriend or wife had a job over there or something
like that.  He said he has read Pynchon and considers
Pynchon a big influence on his work.


> 
> still wating for denis johnson's Tree of Smoke
> 
> rich

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