Hitchens on Pynchon

[Henry Musikar]

Q: You mention being introduced to J.D. Salinger?

A: No, I never was. Oh, I understand. Introduced to his books. That's right.
I did, however, once get a call from Thomas Pynchon, though, and if
anything, he's been less approachable. I said, "Yeah, yeah, it's Thomas
Pynchon." But he established he certainly was Thomas Pynchon. He is a friend
of my friend Ian McEwan. I made a bid to try and meet up with him and he
said, "Oh, no, no, that's all right" and hung up.

Q: It's an odd notoriety.

A: Yes it is. I find it rather creepy. It seems like a long way for someone
to go in order to seek the love of others, a strange way of avoiding one's
notoriety. If you want to avoid publicity, you should probably not make a
huge sensation about the avoiding part. I find it rather suspect.

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Henry Mu
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