Do typewriters hold the keys to fine writing?

[Charles Albert]

Gotta love the reader-in-question's handle.....

love,
cfa

On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Dave Monroe <against.the.dave at gmail.com>wrote:

>
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2009/dec/01/typewriters-fine-writing
>
> From the reader comments:
>
> "Judging by the letter he wrote in support of McEwan after the whole
> 'gentian violent' thing Pynchon writes with a typewriter, He
> namechecks the Lettera 22 in Inherent Vice: I wouldn't be at all
> surprised if he uses one of those. They are elegant and beautiful and
> reassuringly simple objects. They don't allow you to waste your time
> writing comments on CiF either."
>
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