Gene Wolfe (1931-2019)

Fernando Gouvea · 16 Apr 2019, 23:22 · from 2019-April.txt.gz

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From: fqgouvea at colby.edu (Fernando Gouvea)
Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2019 19:22:40 -0400
Subject: (urth) Gene Wolfe (1931-2019)
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And, of course, a stanza of a famous hymn.

Fernando

On Tue, Apr 16, 2019 at 7:06 PM Ab de Vos <foxyab at casema.nl> wrote:

> The text is a citation/paraphrase or strongly reminiscent of Psalm 90:2-6
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> Op 16-4-2019 om 22:56 schreef Robert Pirkola:
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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.
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> Goodnight, Gene.
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> Here is a link to Tor's obit:
> https://www.tor.com/2019/04/15/gene-wolfe-in-memoriam-1931-2019/
> <https://www.tor.com/2019/04/15/gene-wolfe-in-memoriam-1931-2019/>
> 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 ...
> www.tor.com
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