/lit/ - Literature

Why did Pynchon become THE postmodernist? Seems like tons of people read him and maybe something like The Recognitions and ignore the rest of the scene entirely. Pynch is good, don't get me wrong, but there's nothing magical to him that Barth (RIP), Hawkes, Gass and so on didn't have, and it's frustrating to see him hog the attention (doubly so since he doesn't even want it). He's known for long difficult books so it's not like all the other pomo guys are too hard for his audience, nor is he a household name middle-class people feel they have to understand to pass for Well-Read. I like to think it's more than just the quirky shut-in angle but wouldn't be shocked if that was enough.

>>23280359
In 2010-2015 /lit/ was much more serious about the "Postmodernists." If Barth died twelve years ago there would have been far more discussion. Idk if even the Pynch's passing would get a sticky nowadays, it's quite sad to see.

>>22703293
>calls me a STEMcel
>claims something is true because he's seen it repeatedly

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>>22389228
based

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>>20708605
pynchon will win