Paul Fussell

[Matthew Cissell]

If I may be so bold, another fine book to read alongside of Pynchon is J.W. Burrow's "The Age of Reason: 1848 - 1914". Not so focused on the GReat war, but rather the intellectual trends and systems of thought that gave rise to the horror of the 20th c.

MC Otis


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From: rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
To: "“pynchon-l at waste.org“" <pynchon-l at waste.org> 
Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:14 PM
Subject: Paul Fussell

Paul Fussell died this week

the great war and modern memory--yes, we love that book here

"By the end of the day both sides had seen, in a sad scrawl of broken
earth and murdered men, the answer to the question. No road. No
thoroughfare. Neither race had won, nor could win, the war. The War
had won, and would go on winning."

rich