>Never sought an interview like a narcissist

>Only pictures of him available are from school and the military

Why isn't every author like this?

>>21943465 (OP)

Walter Moers is similar. He has interviews but they're of a very silly nature and read like short stories as well.

>Walter Moers is similar.

>He has interviews

So not similar at all?

Very similar since the interviews are fictional works. Also no photos since the 90s exist.

>>21943465 (OP)

>Why isn't every author like this?

Because not every successful writer comes from old money. Most authors are forced by the publisher to do public shit in order to promote the book. It's part of the contract.

>old money.

Huh. I didn't know his background.

>>21943465 (OP)

Uh, Pynchonsisters... our response?

That's not how the meme works newfriend.

Thanks for the (You)

Would Shakespeare have answered in Iambic pentameter?

Shakespeare and Moers are the same person. He's a vampire and has been alive for a couple of hundred years. Pynchon is probably him as well.

Yea, he doesn't need the interviews but other writers do them because they have to (their publisher has set them up), not because of ego.

Why is it the writer's responsibility to sell the book after the publishers have bought it?

>>21943465 (OP)

Not every author is as ugly and insecure

Because publishers are literally the devil

I am

I'm sure that depends on how much bargaining power you have as an author.

>>21943465 (OP)

Pynchon being staunchly anti-publicity to the point of silliness is just another marketing strategy, and one that has paid off well. This bit of his has a strong appeal among a certain set and has helped build his legend more than anything he's written. Frankly, to any reading adult his stance/approach just makes him come across as a pampered baby, rather than a reclusive genius. I like the guy but c'mon.

I think he's a reclusive genius

You have to be 18 to post here.

read Mao ll

I don't have to believe what you believe. You're quite possibly the only one with this retarded take

100% spot on

It's literally the site's rule you idiot

Do I have to? I know he's everyone's favorite Chicano writer, but Don and I don't click at all.

Not even Libra? Come on.

I know, I know. It's in my nearest to-read pile, but mysteriously keeps dropping toward the bottom.

The site's rule is to be a retard? I think I'll skip that rule

Retard. You have to be 18 to post here.

Any time now.

Some writers don’t want fame or fortune and the media literally cannot handle it. They’re so used to being a main cog in the fame making machine that to be denied that role makes them feel powerless and insignificant, which makes them confused, angry, and ultimately resentful. Pynchon isn’t a recluse. He just doesn’t participate. It’s incredibly based.

is Bill Gray based on pinecone?

>wanting to get yourself out there makes you a worse person because... it just does ok

why didn't you just stay quiet, why are you seeking our attention

He was inspired by a photo of salinger taken by a paparazzi
