Scott89119 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Fascinating interview.

molloyx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Pynchon has written 3 good novels; The Crying of Lot 49, V. and Gravitys Rainbow. He has produced nothing of value in the past, oh, 35 years. Roth has written at least a dozen novels that are of the highest caliber and the quality of his work in the last 15 years is unrivaled. Anywhere. [ you might want to check out his novella, The Prague Orgy, Mrtv].

wuz352 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Roth is really a great novelist. The one down turn of his writing is that if you aren't American... well, you won't be able to feel the full grasp of his writings. Great words of Pynchon--one of my favorites as well.

blahblahblah3130 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

kewl!type 111 if you like beer TF

MrtvaPriroda (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Roth will get the Nobel never. But that don't mean nothing cause he might not be the same bracket with Pynchon, but he is one exceptional writer.Thou the american for the Nobel good enough these is only Pynchon. And not because he is an american but because he is the greatest living writer never won the Nobel.

OscarLevancy (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Portnoy's complaint: awesome!

BlackProteus (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

"He looks like a rat!! maybe Phlip Rat will be his perfect name??"Yeah, only good-looking people write good books. That's why Tom Cruise recently won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

yarrr426 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I liked the last 2 mins. especially.

skutari (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

He looks like a rat!! maybe Phlip Rat will be his perfect name??

queenban (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

No mate, you've missed my point.I was simply pointing out that a lot of great American writers have constructed their magnum opus' purely on the theme of their country and the direction in which it's headed. English writers, however, don't. I don't know why I feel the need to respond to a frenchman on the subject of national identity through the medium of literature, but you took a mere opinion for succinct scripture. Please don't call me a moron either, we've (thankfully) never met.