Tolkien essay, pre-publication history

Andy Robertson · 04 Jan 2002, 22:35 · from urth-v0031.mbox · original

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From: "Andy Robertson" <andywrobertson at clara.co.uk>
Subject: Re: (urth) Tolkien essay, pre-publication history
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 22:35:42 -0000
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Gene Wolfe wrote to me, when questioned on this very point:


<quote>
I would say "rejected."  If you prefer "refused" or "withdrawn" I will not
object.
</quote>

Me, I think Haber understood the political implications of Wolfe's essay and
wanted to squelch it.



    Andy Robertson




----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Andre-Driussi" <mantis at siriusfiction.com>
To: <urth at lists1.ba.best.com>
> So it seems to me that if there was any "rejection" involved with the
> Tolkien book, it was Gene Wolfe's rejection of the terms and subsequent
> withdrawal of the essay.
>
> =3Dmantis=3D

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