Letters of William Gaddis

[Iris Sirius]

Exactly.
On Feb 8, 2013 9:19 AM, "Monte Davis" <montedavis at verizon.net> wrote:

> "...Pynchon (whom I’ve never met, despite the many critical claims to
> similarity in our work..."
>
> Well, he *would* say that, wouldn't he?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On
> Behalf Of Dave Monroe
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 4:08 PM
> To: pynchon -l
> Subject: Letters of William Gaddis
>
> Letters of William Gaddis
>
> http://www.dalkeyarchive.com/book/?GCOI=15647100244880
>
> "Thanks for your letter of the 30th September with its news—news to
> me—that Graa Boomsma not only visited us on Long Isld but that he met
> Thomas Pynchon here! He had written me of his trip to the US hoping we
> might meet, but there was some confusion & it never came about, surely not
> out here, most surely not Pynchon (whom I’ve never met, despite the many
> critical claims to similarity in our work: I see us both classed paranoid &
> conspiratorial but who, aside from James Michner, is not?). And so I would
> very much appreciate it when you’ve got the time if you might send me a
> copy of his piece with a translation. Most curious."
>
>
> http://conversationalreading.com/ten-memorable-quotes-from-william-gaddis-letters/
>
>
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