Correction: Belated answer to Mark Twain Q

Page page at quesnelbc.com
Fri Jul 31 21:16:19 CDT 2009


I read Letters many years ago.

Part of MT's greatness was his across the board rejection (and ridicule ) of 
fundamentalism, hate, and war.

The first Great American Writer, in my book.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robin Landseadel" <robinlandseadel at comcast.net>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: Correction: Belated answer to Mark Twain Q


> On Jul 31, 2009, at 6:47 PM, Michael Bailey wrote:
>
>>> Page wrote:
>>> With a little luck, this place will be noticeably less boorish.
>
>> wait, though: "Campbel Morgan"
>> -- double trochees like (wait for it) -  "Thomas Pynchon"
>> could it be....?
>>
>> aforesaid Scot wrote:
>>>> We're here because we are bored, boreing, bores, boorish,
>>>> borrrrrrrrring.
>>>> Gotta get a life again,
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>>
>>>> Enjoy the IV
>>>>
>>>> SAee in a few years.
>
> I don't think so, but if "he" is returning in a few years I hope he
> brings a new book with him.
>
> And read Twain's "Letters From Earth," where that "Great American
> Master" tears the fundamentalists a new one.
>
>
>


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