Re: Seymour, the Rain King

Malcolm Lawrence (malcolm@wolfenet.com)
Sat, 21 Feb 1998 22:34:20 -0800

Brendan McKennedy wrote:

> "Dead Souls" by that brilliant naturalist Gogol
> was well worth a forgone American novel of mediocre merit, even a
> forgone American novel of mediocre merit that tries to emulate Salinger.

"Dead Souls" is one of the quintessential all-time greats. It's so perfect I
can't even talk about it, ya know?

Malcolm