On dream travelers

Gerry Quinn · 13 Feb 2011, 20:53 · from 2011-February.txt.gz

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From: gerryq at indigo.ie (Gerry Quinn)
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 20:53:01 -0000
Subject: (urth) On dream travelers
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From: "Adam Thornton" <adam at io.com>
> On Feb 13, 2011, at 2:00 PM, Gerry Quinn wrote
>> From: "Marc Aramini" <marcaramini at yahoo.com>
>>
>>> Number Five's name is Gene Wolfe ...
>>
>> I doubt it... though perhaps it is Eugene Loup ;-)
>>
>> The family is of French origin. The head of the family is referred to as 
>> Maitre, and while the name David could be English or French, Jeannine is 
>> certainly French.  We must assume Number Five's name is French also, and 
>> 'Gene Wolfe' is not very French.
>
> From the scene in the library, we're pretty sure their name is "Wolfe."

You're right, of course - the Woolf and the Wilhelm make it clear that the 
shelving must be alphabetic.

I'm not crazy about "Jean", though - that is French for 'John' and is 
pronounced similarly.  Eugene seems to be the closest French name to Gene. 
I don't know if the French ever use Gene as a diminutive.

- Gerry Quinn

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