Thomas Pynchon and the Myth of the Reclusive Author | VICE

[matthew cissell]

Recluse is clearly off the mark but most of those that use the term in
regard to the author are not well informed about their subject and simply
repeat words from others articles and reviews. (I mean, how many of these
cats have taken time to read the TP letters at Austin? It makes the Mexico
escape story a little clearer though less exciting.)

   Perhaps we could choose another latin cognate with the same root -
instead of reclusion we should speak of seclusion. A comparison of
etymology and definition makes seclusion the better choice.

But don't expect the wider press to pick that up.

 Is it not striking that although there are other authors who are equally
opposed to interviews and readings, none of them get the treatment TP does.
Why is that?

Otis, sitting in for Opey


On Sun, Oct 12, 2014 at 6:41 PM, Henry M <scuffling at gmail.com> wrote:

> It's generally assumed that because Pynchon does not get photographed by
> paparazzi falling out of a cab at 4 AM he is therefore an enigma. This is
> far from the truth. He's not hiding in the woods or refusing to publish new
> work à la J. D. Salinger; he just doesn't like talking to reporters.
>
>
> http://m.vice.com/read/who-is-thomas-pynchon-and-why-did-he-take-off-with-my-life-198
>
> Henry M from his cell
>
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