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To what extent is Bill Grey based on Don Delillo? What aspects of Grey are similar to the author and which are different?

Ry Book Suraski He's definitely written out of DeLillo's experience, but I feel like he's modeled more after Pynchon and JD Salinger (the latter was confirmed I belie…moreHe's definitely written out of DeLillo's experience, but I feel like he's modeled more after Pynchon and JD Salinger (the latter was confirmed I believe; the former just kind of makes sense since they're contemporaries and Pynchon was THE famous American recluse-writer at this time; he even wrote the blurb for this book). (less)

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