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Here's an example of how precise Wolfe could be when it came to details in his stories. The short story "Frostfree" was commissioned originally for a Festschrift I was editing in h…
28 Apr 2019, 23:09
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You do point out all the typos, etc., you've been able to catch in your book, right, Marc? (I hope!? I think I gave away my Ace Fifth Head when I got a shiny new one, unfortunately…
28 Apr 2019, 22:59
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Maybe those are the words that make sense of the allusions to chess in the book, allusions that are never really developed in the book as we have it today. John -----Original Mes…
27 Apr 2019, 23:22
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These lines are from Isaac Watts's paraphrase of Psalm 90, "O God, Our Help in Ages Past," sometimes "Our God, Our Help in Ages Past" (depending on your hymnal): Our?God, our help …
16 Apr 2019, 23:12
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I should have added this: Just a couple chapters before this passage about "wolf-houses" in The City of God, Augustine also talks about werewolves: Finally, he [Varro] ment…
03 Sep 2014, 15:46
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Is there a play on V and Five? John V. Marsch? V.R.T. John -----Original Message----- From: Dan'l Danehy-Oakes <danldo at gmail.com> To: The Urth Mailing List <urth at…
02 Sep 2014, 22:34
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Number 5 says that the house in which he lives is nicknamed "Maison du Chien," partly due to the statue of Cerberus outside and partly as an allusion to the family's last name -- w…
02 Sep 2014, 22:11
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Richard -- The book about the assassination of Leon Trotsky is Bernard Wolfe's The Great Prince Died (alternatively titled Trotsky Dead). Wolfe was, for a while, Trotsky's secret…
01 Sep 2014, 20:43
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... and Gene Wolfe is fully capable of writing about sentient appliances, as "Frostfree" makes clear.... John -----Original Message----- From: Marc Aramini <marcaramini …
07 Aug 2014, 21:15
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What does Gerwel mean when he says that Wolfe is an "unreliable author"? I understand that Wolfe's narrators are unreliable, so that Wolfe is a writer who creates unreliable narra…
28 Jul 2014, 21:33
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Isn't Wolfe seeing resurrection, the eucharist, and Peter the fisherman, not to mention the boat as the church? John -----Original Message----- From: jacobeiserman at gmail.com…
28 Jul 2014, 13:13
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Marc -- This is one of my favorite Wolfe stories. The passage you quoted ("There are things we don’t know about that live in the world with us — things in another plane of reali…
12 May 2014, 19:50
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http://tinyurl.com/Jurgen-s-Sword John -----Original Message----- From: Dan'l Danehy-Oakes <danldo at gmail.com> To: Marc Aramini <marcaramini at yahoo.com>; The Urth Mailin…
24 Dec 2013, 20:27
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Urthlings -- Perhaps I misspoke in my previous e-mail. Now that I think about it I am not so sure I understand what happens in "Why I Was Hanged." SPOILERS …
24 Oct 2013, 03:18
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If Kypris is in proper relation to the Outsider, then she's just love, isn't she? If you worship Love as a goddess while not serving the Outsider, then she's a destructive and ter…
19 Jun 2013, 23:25
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Sorry, Marc. Somehow I had missed this e-mail of yours when I wrote my question about the voodoo/zombie scene. John -----Original Message----- From: Marc Aramini <mar…
06 Jun 2013, 20:59
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Now explain to me the zombie scene. I suspect that Wolfe has not, at this point, decided to write a fantasy novel instead of a science fiction novel. That is, he hasn't decided…
06 Jun 2013, 20:11
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There is a two volume collection of his "strange stories," but it is rare and expensive. Nor does it include The Model, which seems like a good starting place. John -----Origin…
12 Oct 2012, 05:02
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Marc -- Thanks for the survey of Operation ARES. You write: It seems to me that Wolfe is inviting us to view the novel in terms of chess. Castle is, I suppose, a rook. The Capt…
26 Jun 2012, 20:24
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Maybe the librarian is blind? John -----Original Message----- From: Fred Kiesche <godelescherbach at gmail.com> To: The Urth Mailing List <urth at lists.urth.net> Sent: …
20 Mar 2012, 13:13
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Interpretive excitement producing momentary blindness, of course. The article DOESN'T say that flying these things is any sort of "tradition," though I wish it did. =) Something …
04 Jan 2012, 23:58
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In a message dated 6/15/2011 2:41:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time, kierkegaurdian at gmail.com writes: My guess, without looking at it closely, would be that Wolfe might have …
15 Jun 2011, 20:07
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James writes: That sounds good ... but Valorius makes it sound as if the traveler doesn't WANT to meet someone like him. He says something like "Choose your path and stick …
27 May 2011, 20:35
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Thanks for the response, James. I understand that a knight can take a queen in chess. But I'm not persuaded that that's what happens at the end of "Bloodsport." First, Val…
26 May 2011, 23:07
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In a message dated 5/26/2011 4:53:38 P.M. Central Daylight Time, crushtv at gmail.com writes: Huh. I searched the archives online for "Bloodsport" and nothing came up. Tha…
26 May 2011, 22:07
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Gerry responds: Sorry for the confusion. I put "Gene Wolfe" in quotation marks because I wasn't referring to the *author* of Fifth Head of Cerberus, but to the character. …
27 Jun 2010, 15:25
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_severiansola at hotmail.com_ (mailto:severiansola at hotmail.com) writes: Why have a robot raise the children? It seems to me that it's to ensure that the education they r…
26 Jun 2010, 19:52
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In a discussion of Wolfe's views of other gods, it might be helpful to factor in "When I Was Ming the Merciless." All my books are in boxes right now, alas, so I can't look up…
19 May 2010, 22:29
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Milton writes: I haven't read Sidon yet, but ... surely the matter of his memory-problem has yet to be resolved. That is, I assume Wolfe didn't intend it to be just some we…
20 Jul 2009, 23:10
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James Wynn writes: I don't know about Wolfe, but here's what Lin Carter once wrote: ********************************* And this past year we lost another writer to whom I owe…
20 Jul 2009, 18:33
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Jon writes: I'm baffled. Why should a YA novel include "an element of didacticism"? Some YA novels have that, I suppose, but hardly all of them. Read, for instance, Megan…
15 Apr 2009, 22:15
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In a message dated 4/3/2009 11:11:33 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, brunians at brunians.org writes: _http://members.bellatlantic.net/~vze2tmhh/wolfejbj.html#sold_ (http://members…
03 Apr 2009, 20:14
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Do we have room for Liam Neeson anywhere? John **************A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x12158…
15 Jan 2009, 06:47
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So ... does it mean anything that Wolfe doesn't have a story in any of the 2008 Year's Best Fantasy or Science Fiction volumes? Did he just not publish any good stories this y…
19 Dec 2008, 07:03
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Henry writes: That's correct, I think. This is a commonplace in science fiction and fantasy. In fact, you can write a whole alternative biography of Edgar Rice Burroughs (…
03 Dec 2008, 05:41
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_cnbrewer at yahoo.com_ (mailto:cnbrewer at yahoo.com) writes: Maybe. But from what he says about John Wayne Gacy, I suspect he means that it's not only necessary but it's d…
20 Nov 2008, 23:37
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John writes: And yet Wolfe also says this (and I've put the most relevant comment in bold): LM: Where was it that you knew you were heading when you began The Book of t…
20 Nov 2008, 22:40
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John writes: In this connection, it might be helpful to remember what Wolfe agrees to in his interview with James Jordan, namely, that Severian is NOT a Christ figure, but i…
19 Nov 2008, 19:21
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Craig writes: Yes! Thank you, Craig. I think this clinches the Samson explanation I was groping at. I should have gone back, as you did, and read the story again with Sam…
14 Oct 2008, 04:54
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In a message dated 5/13/2008 5:18:12 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, domus_artemis at hotmail.com writes: I have to admit that I haven't read Dune myself. But a friend of mine d…
13 May 2008, 16:22
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Mathew writes: Nope. He says somewhere early in the book that he has dark hair. But I can't find the page just now. John…
01 Jan 2008, 18:30
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_recursive_loop at yahoo.com_ (mailto:recursive_loop at yahoo.com) writes: Well, of course. Who did you think that blind librarian was? =) John…
27 Nov 2007, 20:50
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In a message dated 9/13/2007 9:08:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, matthewalangroves at gmail.com writes: But the story is definitely (but not only) a horror story. Reminds me o…
14 Sep 2007, 04:49
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In a message dated 9/13/2007 9:08:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, matthewalangroves at gmail.com writes: I think I may have the answer to one of your questions, or rather, you h…
14 Sep 2007, 04:46
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In a message dated 9/12/2007 9:56:15 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, JBarach at aol.com writes: The cherubim tells the three that he will bring them again to the sun, but that it …
12 Sep 2007, 17:15
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What do these e-mails about Neanderthals have to do with Wolfe? John…
01 Aug 2007, 16:20
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In a message dated 6/21/2007 11:56:35 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, nigelprice at onetel.net writes: I don't think that this was an essay as such. It's a list of tips and bullet …
21 Jun 2007, 19:20
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In a message dated 6/19/2007 1:40:21 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, kingwukong at yahoo.com writes: Btw, has Wolfe ever written a straight up Lovecraftian tale? "Lord of the L…
19 Jun 2007, 20:50
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In a message dated 6/1/2007 10:02:20 AM Pacific Daylight Time, automatthew at gmail.com writes: Then he would clone a series of David Hartwells, and send them off on slowshi…
01 Jun 2007, 17:07
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In a message dated 6/1/2007 9:56:19 AM Pacific Daylight Time, david at slack.com writes: I think the veteran New York editor is mistaken. Maybe she would not be able to sell …
01 Jun 2007, 17:00
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