Steampunk for Pynchon Readers

[Ya Sam]

Thanks for suggestions. There must be a typo in the movie title as Google 
doesn't give any results to "Kreshern" or "Kreschern" for that matter. Can't 
think of any other way of spelling it.


>From: "CHRISTIAN kumpe" <Kumpe3000 at gmx.de>
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: Steampunk for Pynchon Readers
>Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 23:28:55 +0200
>
>Hi Ya Sam,
>what comes first to my mind is "The Difference Engine" by Gibson&Sterling, 
>if you are after a novel. With "Steampunk" it is IMHO likely the same, as 
>with "Cyber Punk", it transcends media, one will find Steam Punk items in 
>novels, comix, movies, computer games and so on. For example Alan Moores 
>comic books  "The League OF Extraordinary Gentlemen" are excellent Steam 
>Punk to me. Have you seen the movie "Kreshern"? It has some strong steam 
>punk items in it, although I wouldn´t boil it down to steam punk in 
>its´entirety. Steam Punk, like Cyber Punk, to me is Pynchon related, due to 
>a combination of sci fi, humor, everyday life and kink.
>my 2 cents.
>Christian.
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