well: i'm not sure if/how the real renfrew is associated with his pynchonian 
namesake yet; it may only have something to do with the fact that his german 
doeppelgaenger (werfner) sounds like a plausible name...
i'll update everyone if/when it makes sense
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From: "K. Kris Hirst"
Subject: Re: archaeologists in fiction (Renfrew in Pynchon)


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> I haven't seen Pynchon's latest (although now it seems I have to),