Miles Gift ATDTDA (1) pg 23/24

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Mason and Dixon, which pre-dated the first Harry Potter by a year, contains the whole flying over England on a broomstick sequence [I have to re-read it to be more specific].  Perhaps Rowling read Pynchon? [not too likely, I'm guessing]

Laura

-----Original Message-----
>From: Tore Rye Andersen <torerye at hotmail.com>

>
>I wonder whether Pynchon read Harry Potter. There are certainly a number of 
>elements in AtD which remind me of Rowling's wonderful novels. The hidden 
>alley in London on page 234 recalls Diagon Alley, on page 716 there is a 
>reference to a "cloak of invisibility", and the conscious fez on page 832 
>brings the sorting hat from the Potter books to mind. Of course, Pynchon 
>wrote about magic before J.K. Rowling was even born, and the 'references' 
>may just be a continuance of his old preoccupations, but I'd like to believe 
>that Pynchon reads and enjoys the Harry Potter series, and that the 
>references are intentional.
>
>Best,
>
>Tore

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