Gene Wolfe (1931-2019)

Robert Pirkola · 16 Apr 2019, 20:56 · from 2019-April.txt.gz

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From: rpirkola at hotmail.com (Robert Pirkola)
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 20:56:00 +0000
Subject: (urth) Gene Wolfe (1931-2019)
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"A thousand ages in thy sight / Are like an evening gone; / Short as the watch that ends the night / Before the rising sun."  The Shadow of the Torturer.

Goodnight, Gene.

Here is a link to Tor's obit:  https://www.tor.com/2019/04/15/gene-wolfe-in-memoriam-1931-2019/
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Author and Grand Master Gene Wolfe, 1931-2019 | Tor.com<https://www.tor.com/2019/04/15/gene-wolfe-in-memoriam-1931-2019/>
The science fiction and fantasy community has lost a beloved icon. We are extremely sad to report that author and SFWA Grand Master Gene Wolfe passed away on Sunday, April 14, 2019 after his long ...
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