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Against the Day
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Psmith
Jun 29, 2012, 3:10:11 PM6/29/12
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1893 airship talking dog Chums of Chance Tesla sex anarchists bombs daughter kicked out father killed son(s)seek revenge Ivy League math boat Shambala T.W.I.T Venice love Groucho Bela Lugosi rich man killed Hollywood other worlds maybe
Bhavani
Jun 29, 2012, 6:11:24 PM6/29/12
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alchemy music death of Webb Traverse soundscapes bardo runs immunity to Time Hanged Man revolutions wars Cripple Creek a child is born beautiful women who inspire devotion the Shekinah a baby in danger gematria phone call precog Angel of Death model political intrigue Iceland spar crystals bilocation secret missions labyrinth tatzelwurm the Balkans familial relations flying mates for the Chums the glory of what is coming to part the sky they fly toward grace
Psmith
Jul 2, 2012, 12:48:59 PM7/2/12
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Cool response. Part of me feels glad to put Pynchon aside for awhile, but part of me wants to reread all of his writing. I find your opening word "alchemy" interesting. Rafi Zabor talked about alchemy in Proust. Both of you have got me wondering about literary alchemy.
Bhavani
Jul 5, 2012, 5:31:00 PM7/5/12
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Listing some of the various subjects and locales sums up this experience well.
Finnegans Wake has lots of literary alchemy it seems. Eg.: "... buildung supra buildung..." from page 4.
Finnegans Wake has lots of literary alchemy it seems. Eg.: "... buildung supra buildung..." from page 4.
Psmith
Jul 6, 2012, 2:05:18 PM7/6/12
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Yes, Finnegans Wake seems to me perhaps the most alchemically powerful book ever written. I think it can turn the lead of normal consiousness into gold.
Bhavani
Jul 6, 2012, 7:44:32 PM7/6/12
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I agree completely.
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