NP - Gaddis

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Flipping through my copy of The Recognitions...

It has an intro by William Gass. Who mentions the apparently prevalent rumor that Gaddis was Pynchon. 

On Jul 16, 2017, at 3:54 AM, Thomas Eckhardt <thomas.eckhardt at uni-bonn.de> wrote:

>> A--and, Pynchon was so appreciated sub rosa, what with his powerful so-smart agent; his story publishing reputation--including as we know, an early V. bit--his writing teacher's reputation and praise, etc. that that wide net cultural reader/presence that was George Plimpton--paris Review and all--who 'liked' most of what he wrote about (if he didn't it seems he did not write about it?) was, yes, lucky for Pynchon but also more and less than luck. 
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> So, Pynchon basically was discovered by the CIA?
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> http://www.salon.com/2012/05/27/exclusive_the_paris_review_the_cold_war_and_the_cia/
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