Gene Wolfe's gone over my head again...
The SF-Lovers list — 1 messages, 1 voices, 18 Oct 1991
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Curt Wiederhoeft — 18 Oct 1991, 19:32

I have heard that with very careful reading, it is possible to deduce the
real name of the character "Number Five" in Gene Wolfe's _The Fifth Head of
Cerberus_.  Either I'm too dense, or it's something French (I can't speak
it), but I've read the book twice this week, (and three other times in the
past seven years) and I always come up blank.  OK, Mr. Wolfe, UNCLE!  I've
recognized about half a dozen hints and allusions, but that's as far as I
can go.  If there's someone out there who knows the answer, please contact
me.

Curt Wiederhoeft
curtw at euler.jsc.nasa.gov

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