A penchant for Pynchon
03 May 2004. Inspired by .
I'd missed this one, but The Modern World's March newsletter mentions in passing that reclusive, uber-talented author Thomas Pynchon has appeared on television. Pynchon, a man so secretive that a chapter in Don Foster's book is dedicated to people claiming to be him, has never been successfully tracked down by press, academics or stalkers. No-one knows what he looks like, where he lives or, really, who he is.
Which is fair enough, if he wants it that way. But there remains a single cameo that could tempt the most ascetic of hermits out of their caves. I speak, of course, of The Simpsons.
The momentous event is reported here, was narrowly missed by this gentleman here and can be viewed here.