Jim Knipfel, Blind, Dyspeptic Memoirist, Dies at 61
His Slackjaw column drew on his life, which included going blind and being locked up in a psychiatric ward. Two of his books were praised by Thomas Pynchon.
By · October 22, 2026 · 1 min read
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His Slackjaw column drew on his life, which included going blind and being locked up in a psychiatric ward. Two of his books were praised by Thomas Pynchon.
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