'Invisible' (or 'invisibility') Occurrences Comparison Chart

[Paul Mackin]

On Feb 24, 2007, at 3:01 PM, Keith wrote:

> Pynchon's penchant for the term 'invisible' (or 'invisibilty')  
> compared to that of a few other authors:
>
> Number of pages on which the term 'invisible' or the term  
> 'invisibilty' occurs:
>
> V.  (15)
> GR  (51)
> Vineland (33)
> M&D  (81)
> AtD  (?)
>
> Underworld  (8)
> The Royal Family (6)
> Infinite Jest  (11)
> Malloy/Malone Dies/The Unnamable (4)
>
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If I read the book again I'll make a count.

Pleiade's  apparently unoccupied but standing-erect negligee reminded  
me of Claude Rains' "The Invisible Man" (1933). p.542

without the sunglasses

the invisible woman

P.