Other Authors?

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Tue Jan 17 22:52:26 CST 2017


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> On Jan 17, 2017, at 11:40 PM, James Robertson <james at themutedposthorn.com> wrote:
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> Gaddis. Gass. Also have a look at Thomas Berger. Little Big Man is an excellent novel. Shares P's sense if the historic; both playful and precise. I have read a lot of books about the Sioux and Cheyennes since reading Berger, and often surprised how accurate his portrayal of both the characters and the events. 
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>> On 17/01/2017, at 1:45 PM, Rob Miller <robcmiller at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Tom McCarthy, Don Delillo, DFW... some Chabon & Franzen... Maybe Gaddis too
>>> On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 4:08 PM Jade Becker <jbecker13 at georgefox.edu> wrote:
>>> I'm a big DFW fan--read Infinite Jest last year. I'm thinking I'll have to see-read it this summer when I get a chance. I've had my eye on The Pale King for a while, though. Did you find that to be worth the read? It feels odd to read a book he thought wasn't ready for publication...
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>>> DeLillo's great too--I very much enjoyed White Noise.
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>>> Jade
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>>>> On Jan 17, 2017, at 12:54 PM, DuBois, John E. <jdubois at cabq.gov> wrote:
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>>>> Don DeLillo, Underworld
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>>>> David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest
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>>>> From: owner-pynchon-l at waste.org [mailto:owner-pynchon-l at waste.org] On Behalf Of Jade Becker
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2017 1:50 PM
>>>> To: pynchon -l
>>>> Subject: Other Authors?
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>>>> Hi P-listers,
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>>>> Wondering if any of you could direct me to some authors that emulate--or at least evoke--Pynchon's virtuosic prose and share some of his concerns about meaning, paranoia, racism, oppression, capitalism, etc.? (But really any recommendations would be appreciated.)
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>>>> Jade
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