Wheat, chaff, stalks, seeds

[Clément Lévy]

I like this theory too! We know Pynchon said he was working on a few  
novels at a time
Clement
Le 25 oct. 09 à 23:34, kelber at mindspring.com a écrit :

> I'll toss in my own completely unsupported pet theory:  Back in the  
> early 70s, when Pynchon was working on GR he thought it would be  
> fun to write a Chandler-type novel with his hippies and stoner  
> friends as a cast of characters.  Maybe even took a couple of plot  
> notes.  Never got around to writing it, but after finishing his  
> major opus, ATD, gave himself permission to have a little fun.  I'm  
> sure he had a blast writing it.
>
> Laura
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Robin Landseadel <robinlandseadel at comcast.net>
>> Sent: Oct 25, 2009 5:49 PM
>> To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>> Subject: Re: Wheat, chaff, stalks, seeds
>>
>> On Oct 25, 2009, at 1:59 PM, alice wellintown wrote:
>>
>>> How do these conjectures account for _Against the Day_? Was the  
>>> author
>>> without age or wisdom when  he wrote and published his last Romance?
>>> Also, if the novel is an imperfect form for conveying moral truths,
>>> the Romance is, while by design less perfect than the imperfect  
>>> novel,
>>> a better form if one's objective is to convey the blackest truths in
>>> the darkest heart of Man. So, with _AtD_, P's unloadings of layered
>>> stuff doesn't break the reader-writer contract; we get what we
>>> deserve, if not exactly what we expect. As far as a book that  
>>> appeals
>>> to a larger audience goes, it seems this is exactly what he tried to
>>> do. Let us pray he never attempts this trick again; it's dangerous.
>>> And, beside(s) the point to booot [sic].
>>
>> So let me get this straight, did you come here for the argument  
>> clinic
>> or was it abuse?
>