Franzen and Pynchon

[alice wellintown]

Back in January we discussed Franzen and Smith. Smith's White Teeth
seems more indebted to Toni Morrison than Pynchon. And...well Morrison
and Pynchon make a cute couple.

http://waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l&month=1301&msg=170368&sort=date


On 8/18/13, Thomas Eckhardt <thomas.eckhardt at uni-bonn.de> wrote:
> Elfried Jelinek, as has been mentioned.
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> Zadie Smith on Pynchon:
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> http://readingaswriting.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/zadie-smith-on-thomas-pynchon/
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> As with Jelinek, this is not about paying a compliment but about the
> recognition of a major influence. At least this part of your argument
> doesn't hold up -- unless you think Jelinek and Smith are not among 'the
> great females writing today.'
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> Thomas
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> Am 18.08.2013 18:34, schrieb alice wellintown:
>> I mean, do any of the great females writing today pay him a complement?
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