Finished IV - flashes of understanding

[János Székely]

>From today's perspective, absolutely. I should say it is largely about
the genesis of today's perspective. Plus: much irony and nostalgia.

János

2009/6/18  <kelber at mindspring.com>:
> Without giving any details, do you have a sense of whether it was written, at least in part, back then or is it written from today's perspective?
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> Laura
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> -----Original Message-----
>>From: János Székely <miksaapja at gmail.com>
>>Sent: Jun 18, 2009 1:27 AM
>>To: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
>>Subject: Finished IV - flashes of understanding
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>>I've finished reading IV (at long last). Admitting I love it, and
>>without offering teasers, all I can say (once again, I think) is that
>>the plot takes place in the same time and (as far as I know) the same
>>place when and where OBA finished the bulk of GR. So it helps you
>>understand, uh, some of the more surrealistic-looking aspects of the
>>earlier novel. (Aha-Phänomen.)
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>>János
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