the prime calcula/his citadel and other quotes

Son of Witz · 19 Jan 2011, 19:15 · from 2011-January.txt.gz

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From: Sonofwitz at butcherbaker.org (Son of Witz)
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 11:15:17 -0800
Subject: (urth) the prime calcula/his citadel and other quotes
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On Jan 19, 2011, at 10:46 AM, "Gerry Quinn" <gerryq at indigo.ie> wrote:

> Me, I think people get too suspicious of Wolfe's potential trickery and end up tying themselves in knots.

Same here, though their suspicions aren't unwarranted.
I just started reading the short stories. I spent a day racking my brain as to what was going on in Death of Dr. island and other stories, but it seems like it's pretty much straightforward formal experiment rather than an elaborate puzzle.
~witz

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