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    "id": 1345,
    "subject": "The Wolfe Library (of Babel)",
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    "first": "1999-01-26T16:58:05+00:00",
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      "message_id": "<urth-v0023-0022@digest.urth.net>",
      "from": {
        "name": "Alex David Groce",
        "address": "adgroce at eos.ncsu.edu"
      },
      "date": "1999-01-26T16:58:05+00:00",
      "subject": "(urth) The Wolfe Library (of Babel)",
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          "text": "\tAnd of course, Proust's REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST must go on the\nshelf.  Suzanne Delage of course, and a major influence on narrative structure\nof PEACE and BOTNS.\n\n\tAlso, maybe throw in some Lafferty--not that it's a visible influence\non Wolfe's work, in my opinion, but Wolfe's introduced some of his small press\nworks, and is definitely a fan of Lafferty's quirky vision.  Besides, they\noften seem to be coming from the same kind of theological/philosophical POV\n(both conservative Catholics with some odd ideas on evolution and the various\nmythologies of the world...)\n\tSimilarly, I'd add something by Avram Davidson (perhaps the collection\nof Dr. Esterhazy stories Wolfe introduced?), another offbeat writer that Wolfe\nhas praised fairly often.\n\tAnd one last thing--somewhere, I can't recall where, Wolfe said that\nRobert Coover's baseball book (HENRY J. WAUGH, something or other UNIVERSAL\nBASEBALL ASSOCIATION) is one of his favorite novels.\n\nI think mantis is correct that an item of a general FAQ should be a list of\nevery book/author Wolfe has mentioned in an interview.  Another would be a\nlisting of books by other writers that list members feel would appeal to Lupine\naddicts."
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          "text": "\"And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.\" - John 8:32\n--\nAlex David Groce (adgroce at eos.ncsu.edu)\nSenior (Computer Science/Multidisciplinary Studies in Technology & Fiction)\n'98-99 NCSU AITP Student Chapter President\n608 Charleston Road, Apt. 1E (919)-233-7366\nhttp://www4.ncsu.edu/~adgroce"
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