Pynchon's reading

[Mark Kohut]

Scholars, academic and independent--some of us--have
explored Pynchon's elusive allusive sources in classic and important major
books.
Pynchon has given us or confirmed a few. A voracious reader, some books
drunk deep,
others, as he in SLOW LEARNER and as Paul M.reminds, just surface-skimmed
for
his writing needs.

But we know he reads, read, many novels when brand new. See *Mumbo Jumbo. *
He mentions *Our Man In*
*Havana* in SL. We are pretty sure about *Catch--22.* He must have kept up
with LeCarre
as he published his now 26, i think again SL. Most of us assume he read the
books he has blurbed.
Others we know of?

I imagine a steadily-working writer, who, however. with firm
self-criticism, considered himself slothful, like another productive
writer, Sam Johnson who would write as well s he could most days, research
and plan on others and would read--and watch TV and go to the movies--many
a night and weekend.

Nothing special here I know, just putting it down.
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