AtD--How Does It Fit/Great Global novels

[Ya Sam]

>what happens when we write about the end of the nineteenth century? The
>historian or cultural commentator, in that respect, is no different from 
>the
>historical novelist (although they will, of course, obey the rules of
>different genres). Some people have said they're not interested in
>reading/talking about the period in question because the experience of
>reading the novel will be, somehow, spoiled.

Another question I'm interested in: are there any writers who have written 
anything related to the topics sketched out in Pynchon's blurb? Like, some 
not very known novel on the labour disturbances in Chicago etc. I hope 
Cronin's 'Against the Day' has nothing to do with those.

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