Unfortunately I did not read it enough. I wanted two more readings at the least.
Carrool
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> On Behalf Of Angelus Novus
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> To: marxism at acidification.economics.utah.edu
> Cc: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org; pen-l at lists.csuchico.edu
> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] James Heartfield's Unpatriotic History
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>
> Chuck Grimes wrote:
>
>
> > In general the traditional arts were almost entirely lacking in any
> > meaningful way to appropriate the experiences of millions.
>
> Anytime I see this, I can only assume the person in question has not read
> Pynchon's _Gravity's Rainbow_, which I think is the definitive literary
> reflection of the Second World War and the post-war order it gave birth
to.
>
> I realize the book can be intimidating due to its length and heft, but I
think it
> will reward anyone willing to investigate the time to read it.
>
> The sentiment Chuck expresses here reminds of another essay that Loren
> Goldner wrote, about how the sixties killed literature, and that there are
no
> adequate literary reflections of the 60s. Uh, hello, _Vineland_ anybody?
>
> The holy trinity of literary reflections of contemporary US society is
Pynchon,
> Delillo, and William Gibson. I'm always shocked to discover how many
> Marxists don't bother to read these three authors, and always overjoyed
> when I encounter one who does.
>
>
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