Is he being selfish by not fulfilling his obligation to show

>>9855056
i dunno that it's an obligation. we read his books, we enjoy them or whatever. we didn't purchase tickets to meet with the guy or to see interviews. there was no contract broken, no offer made other than "hey kid, wanna read a book?"
that was it. if the guy wants to live in privacy, it is not an act of violating some obligation.

He doesn't owe you jack shit famalam, this is man is an American, he's not from your commie pinko eurotrash country. Be grateful he lets you read his books.

I don't want to see or know anything about him. Look at someone like DFW. I feel like his work would be received far differently if he wasn't such a prominent figure whose philosophy and process was out on display. I love that Pynchon is mysterious, because his work is dense and mysterious. I don't want to hear about how he writes or his personal philosophy. I have my relationship with his work, and I enjoy discussing it with others. Let his work stand on its own. The very worst thing I can imagine is him spilling his secrets

celebrity culture makes you want to sniff artists asshole ok. enjoy their work, critique it whatever. dont act out your psycho tendencies of wanting to lick someones armpit because he wrote something that made you feel strange things nerd.

>>9855056
The less he gives you, the more you can project your worthless self onto him and his works. Hence the mystery.