A Gene Wolfe glossary?

Frederic Bush · 15 Apr 1996, 05:21 · from sf-lovers.1996.mbox

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From: fbush1 at cc.swarthmore.edu (Frederic Bush)
Subject: A Gene Wolfe glossary?
Date: 15 Apr 1996 05:21:16 GMT
Message-ID: <sflovers-v21-144-24 at digest.sf-lovers>
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Well, I've started the Book of the New Sun once again, this time with the
aid of a polyglot friend and an Oxford English Dictionary to catch some of
those wacky words. Unfortunately, there are still plenty of words which
even ol' Oxford doesn't have, and we can't seem to derive from Greek or
Latin.

Has anyone out there in Web-land composed a glossary/compendium of
Wolfeiana? I've seen a list of characters, but not one of terms. I wouuld
dearly like to figure out what chrisos and asimi are, among others...

Yours in nenuphars,

Fred Bush                   
Swarthmore, PA

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