Berube, Tolson, Pynchon, reading in bed (was re: Photography)

[David Morris]

I think there's a quote from a Pynchon letter to Ms. Jackson about his
yet to be released GR to the effect that it'll be like nothing that's
been done before.  I think he did care about being in the canon by way
of his work, but not by any other means (like public speaking).

On 3/5/07, mikebailey at speakeasy.net <mikebailey at speakeasy.net> wrote:
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>Tolson yearned to be in the canon, and isn't; Pynchon seemingly could
care less about being in the canon, and is!"  This dichotomy, in all
its truth and falsitude, is explored with delicacy and finesse.
Really admirable scholar, that Berube.
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