Jonathan Lethem is a master chronicler of pop-culture obsessions. Whether he’s writing about Talking Heads, comic books, or Philip K. Dick, I can think of no author more adept at unraveling our pet fascinations and nailing what makes them so hooky. So what about video games, that greatest of all time sinks? Sadly, on that subject, Lethem has remained mostly silent, leading me to conclude that the man just isn’t much of a gamer.
Or is he?
Pixels and Pynchon 