Secret Services & Gravity's Rainbow: The Author

One of the greatest mistery about the Gravity's Rainbow book is infact the Author itself...We know his name, and few biographical information but his face is a real mistery. Only a few photos of him are known to exist, nearly all from his high school and college days, and his whereabouts have often remained undisclosed. Pynchon's personal absence from mass media is one of the notable features of his life, and it has generated many rumors and apocryphal anecdotes, like its behaviour has been considered as both marketing and writing strategy.

According to the first one, all the secrecy will make the audience even more curious about him, creating a legend, a mysterious halo around the Glen Cove writer. This thory is supported by his appereance in two Simpson episode, pictured with a bag on his head but dubbed with the author real voice.

(terrible definition but it is the only one that I've found)

Here's your quote: "Thomas Pynchon loved this book. Almost as much as he loves cameras!" (Angrily Shouted)

The second one, on the other hand, affirme that Pynchon choice of not appearing on mass medias, not releasing photos and interviews is due to the fact that he wants to comunicate with his readers only through his works, books and introductions, avoiding to influence their vision them. Evidences in agreement with this second theory are the numerous lines and references to critical discussion about his fiction.

Now is up to you to choose which opinion you agree with!!

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Pynchon

http://pynchonwiki.com/

http://www.thomaspynchon.com/