Finished IV - flashes of understanding

[rich]

that makes me feel better (really)

On 6/18/09, János Székely <miksaapja at gmail.com> wrote:
> rich
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> Upgraded, updated.
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> J
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> rich<richard.romeo at gmail.com> írta (2009. június 18. 18:09):
>> didn't he do that in Vineland?
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>> On 6/18/09, János Székely <miksaapja at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> From today's perspective, absolutely. I should say it is largely about
>>> the genesis of today's perspective. Plus: much irony and nostalgia.
>>>
>>> János
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>>> 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?
>>>>
>>>> Laura
>>>>
>>>> -----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
>>>>>
>>>>>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.)
>>>>>
>>>>>János
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