Franzen and Pynchon

[Bekah]

Oh I'm so glad you found Zadie Smith - and with such a strong connection.  She's so great - a huge favorite.   I don't know which book is better,  NW or On Beauty -  I think probably the latter.  

Bekah

On Aug 18, 2013, at 12:36 PM, 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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>