queries inherent vice

[Auke Leistra]

David Morris sez
> Pynchon seems to like to
> have his characters speak in a particular local or period dialect.
> That's something that will probably not be possible to convey in a
> translation.
>
I wouldn't say "not possible", though these won't be the easiest parts, the 
"local dialect" of course being even harder than the "period dialect": the 
Netherlands have had their periods also.
Auke Leistra