Pynchon and Wallace

[Paul Mackin]

On 4/15/2011 3:27 PM, Thomas Beshear wrote:
> Here's that link, a glowing review by Tom McCarthy that will appear in 
> the Sunday book review:
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> http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/books/review/book-review-the-pale-king-by-david-foster-wallace.html?ref=books 
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Thanks, Thomas.  Tom McCathry is a interesting novelist in his own 
right.  I read his "C" a few years ago. I think I remember liking it. 
The initial stood for various things throughout the story.  A little 
reminiscent of the way V did.

P


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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Mackin" 
> <mackin.paul at verizon.net>
> To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 3:01 PM
> Subject: Pynchon and Wallace
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>> Because of the way my computer is set up I can't conveniently provide 
>> a link,  but the NY Times today has an interesting Pynchon mention.
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>> Review of Wallace's The Pale King.
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>> Compares it with GR.
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>> The way historic periods are projected into the present.
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>> In Wallace's case the 80s into the present.
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>> With GR it was the 40s into the 70s.
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