Fw: CoL 49 p. 14

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Robin accidentally sent this reply only to me, then asked me to pass it 
along to everyone else. As always, Robin has written something worth passing 
on.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robin Landseadel" <robinlandseadel at comcast.net>
To: "Page" <page at quesnelbc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 07, 2009 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: CoL 49 p. 14


> On Jul 7, 2009, at 7:42 PM, Page wrote:
>
>> Sorry this topic is in the distant past. I hope it isn't a repetition.
>>
>> The description of Oedipa's first view of San Narcisco has always
>> reminded me of Levittown. I remember seeing a photograph of
>> Levittown taken from above, and it is much like the description of
>> San N.
>>
>> Any thoughts?
>
> Yes.
>
> Some thirty years ago, a woman who knew Pynchon told me that he came
> up with the name "San Narcisco" as they were driving north towards
> South San Francisco. That spot on the map is the west coast equivalent
> of Levittown and the inspiration for Malvina Reynolds' "Little Boxes."
>


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