Re: Studies in Unmeaning: On Thomas Pynchon’s Detective Fictions

[Mike Weaver]

I know McKinty only as a crime novelist, his Sean Duffy stories set in 
Northern Ireland in the Troubles are excellent. Finding he's a Pynchon 
fan and a writer of interesting essays is a bonus.

On 26/09/2026 10:39, Hübschräuber via Pynchon-l wrote:
> Adrian McKinty:
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> "The early Pynchon sought to map the whole paranoid system; the late Pynchon inhabits its ruins and perhaps what remains—the slapstick, the style, and the pathos—is a “shadow ticket” to a reality that has already vanished. Maybe Pynchon is saying that the classic mystery was never meant to be solved at all, only mourned. Or maybe he’s saying, just relax and enjoy the cheese jokes, puns, and Scooby-Doo material."
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> https://lithub.com/studies-in-unmeaning-on-thomas-pynchons-detective-fictions/
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