Pynchon and Roth

[Michael Bailey]

Paul Mackin wrote:

> I just thought of something.  What would it be like if an author with Roth's
> writing style were to narrate the story of Slothrup, Blicero, Katje, et al.
>   Unimaginable.
>

hmm, I know this isn't exactly right, but I associate Roth with 1st
person narrative and when I read that I started casting GR with
Slothrop telling it a la Portnoy...

"Way back before I can even remember clearly there was this fragrance..."