I'm sorry Mr. Berressem! I thought you were Luc Herman. There are worse people to be mistaken for.
My tips on how to approach a supremely rewarding author that's generally perceived as absurdly difficult, also because he often is.
What are YOUR suggestions to people approaching Pynchon for the first time, or to those who tried his stuff but didn't see what all the fuss was about?
Let me know in the comments!
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