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The Whorl list — 2 messages, 2 voices, 22 Jul 2000
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Alice Turner — 22 Jul 2000, 12:59

From Chris Culver:

> 2) Wolfe uses Italian now, interesting. I'm sure using an Italian
> dictionary
> on the character's names will yield some enlightening information.

I translated most of the characters' names for mantis. Would the list
like this to be posted? (It saves time with a dictionary, and is, in a
few cases, amusing.) You could email me, but, if there are compelling
negatives, perhaps posting is better.

-alga


*This is WHORL, for discussion of Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun.

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William Ansley — 22 Jul 2000, 23:04
  follows, by subject match Alice Turner

>  >From Chris Culver:

> >  2) Wolfe uses Italian now, interesting. I'm sure using an Italian
> > dictionary
> >  on the character's names will yield some enlightening information.

> I translated most of the characters' names for mantis. Would the list
> like this to be posted? (It saves time with a dictionary, and is, in a
> few cases, amusing.) You could email me, but, if there are compelling
> negatives, perhaps posting is better.
> 
> -alga

Please post!

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  William Ansley
  
  *This is WHORL, for discussion of Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun.

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