The mystery of the image of an astronaut cleaned by Rudesind

Lee Berman · 07 Jul 2010, 02:27 · from 2010-July.txt.gz

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From: severiansola at hotmail.com (Lee Berman)
Date: Tue, 6 Jul 2010 22:27:51 -0400
Subject: (urth) The mystery of the image of an astronaut cleaned by Rudesind
Message-ID: <SNT123-W1E9D8FF14AB249B71A143CFB30 at phx.gbl>

D.S.>Is there anything monkeylike about noses touching chins?

I did previously post this pic of a proboscis monkey
http://smackamack.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/proboscis-monkey-adult.jpg
Might look a bit like Rudesind.

Here is one of the S. American uakari which makes a notable appearance
in BotNS 
http://www.konicaminolta.com/kids/animals/library/field/img/bald-uakari_img01-l.jpg

I could see Wolfe getting the inspiration for Father Inire's
appearance from one of these critters. I note that both these
monkeys have reddish hair. As did the Russian/American painter
Nicolai Fechin. (self-portrait with paintbrush http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/fechin3.jpg)

I think it truly could all be unintended coincidence. But since
Wolfe took seven years to produce BotNS I can't rule out that he
used some of that time to interlace the story with such nearly
imperceptible connections all intersecting at Father Inire. I 
just consider it a very interesting possibility. 		 	   		  
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