authors influenced by Pynchon

[Chris Broderick]

Well, Powers certainly isn't funny (or at least the one book I read by him, Operation Wandering Soul wasn't), but DFW has his moments (particularly in his essays, which are my favorite things he's written).  The distinction between his brand of humor & Pynch's is that Pynch loves slapstick, cartoons, bad puns & other general kinds of schtick.  One can't imagine a DFW novel with a pie throwing scene, or a line like "I Ching feet".

Another thing that makes Pynch distinct is his portrayal of sexually unusual practices.  Not that there aren't other authors who do this, I just can't think of any 'Pynchonesque' authors who do.  I'm open to your suggestions.

-Chris

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Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 13:37:34 -0400 (GMT-04:00)
From: kelber at mindspring.com
Subject: Re: authors influenced by Pynchon

Humor?