Pocketsful of Diamonds

Nicholas Gevers · 04 Sep 2000, 04:37 · from urth-v0029.mbox · original

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Subject: (urth) Pocketsful of Diamonds
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 04:37:09
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I've just read Wolfe's new story "Pocketsful of
Diamonds" in Ed Kramer's anthology STRANGE ATTRACTION.
It's a wonderful piece of writing, very atmospheric,
very cunning; it seems to be an indirect retelling of
the Eden myth, with the Fruit of the Tree of Knowledge
of Good and Evil taking the form of a toffee apple
which can talk. And also candy floss that can talk.
Weird fairground humour abounds.

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