A Mania for Conversations

Michael Straight · 11 Jun 2001, 09:14 · from whorl-v0012.mbox · original

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From: Michael Straight <straight at email.unc.edu>
Subject: Re: (whorl) A Mania for Conversations
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 09:14:49
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On Sun, 10 Jun 2001, Steve Strickland wrote:

> As I see it, Horn's statement is Wolfe's playful nod to the critics (while
> playfully placing the blame on the narrator-character, Horn.)

So what you're saying is that lots of people have noticed this already,
but I didn't get it until Wolfe pointed it out himself.

-Rostrum

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