pynchon-l-digest V2 #4832

[Francois Monti]

On 9/30/06, pynchonoid <pynchonoid at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> His politics overwhelm his prose? I don't usually
> choose novels based on politics, but on the writing,if
> that's good, the politics are just part of the story,
> so to speak.


Well, like I said, his writing can be good, but most of the time it's
overblown, graceless, self-indulgent.


Do you like these early novels?  Any particular one
> stand out?  The description of Les racines du mal
> *sounds* intriguing online.


Les racines du mal and La sirène rouge are the best.


>
> Thanks for taking the time to write this.  I heard
> Dantec described in somewhat Pynchonian terms
> recently, and now I guess that's as much wishful
> thinking as any other "Pynch-alike" comparison.



It's definitely not Pynchonian, not at all. The more I see Pynchon's refs at
the back of books by other authors, the more I think it's just lazy
journalism.

You can check out some of his texts here:
http://www.subversiv.com/doc/dantec/default.htm. I don't think there is any
extract of his fiction, but you will maybe be able to get a good idea of his
style. More stuff on his official site, unfortunately not up to date:
http://www.mauricedantec.com

F.
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