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JoelBowman OP t1_it731tj wrote on October 21, 2022 at 12:29 PM

Reply to comment by Jack-Campin in Famous shut-ins: Dickinson, Proust, Faulkner... oh, and Tolstoy's head. by JoelBowman

Good one!

As for Pynchon, I think you're right. there's a difference between "recluse" and someone who just wants some privacy. Maybe the same could be said for Salinger... just wanted a break from the public eye.