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The Religious Implications Of Gene Wolfe’s The Book Of The New Sun

Jonathan — Tue, 18 May 2010 15:56:50 +0000

Stephen Palmer This is an amended version of an article I wrote almost twenty years ago for the British BSFA magazine Vector. The original version was entitled Looking Behind the Sun: Religious Implications of Gene Wolfe’s “The Book of the New Sun” and was published in the August 1991 edition. The Book of the New Sun is [...]

Japanese Lexicon for The Book of the New Sun

Nigel — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:38:18 +0000

Michael Andre-Driussi examines the wordlist of the Japanese lexicon for The Book of the New Sun.

“The Lupine Scholar” – an interview with Michael Andre-Driussi

Nigel — Wed, 20 May 2009 23:02:24 +0000

Scott Wowra talks to Ultan contributor (and Gene Wolfe expert) Michael Andre-Driussi.

“Tell me about the Lexicon Urthus”: an interview with Michael Andre-Driussi

Nigel — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:37:40 +0000

Delighted by the recent publication of a new edition of the Lexicon Urthus, Master Ultan tracks down Wolfe scholar Michael Andre-Driussi to find out how he came to write this invaluable reference work.

The Death of Catherine the Weal and Other Stories (1992)

Jonathan — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:11:42 +0000

by Michael Andre-Driussi.

This essay was written for John Clute’s proposed book of essays on Gene Wolfe’s fiction back in the early 90s. Never published until now, we publish it here to promote the publication of Michael's new edition of Lexicon Urthus.

Lions and Tigers and Bears . . . of the New Sun

Jonathan — Sun, 28 Dec 2003 19:39:21 +0000

by Michael Andre-Driussi 1. The Strange Bear Man at the Threshold The first time I read The Urth of the New Sun, one scene tantalized [...]

Mapping a Masterwork: A Critical Review of Gene Wolfe’s The Book of the New Sun

Jonathan — Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:43:20 +0000

Volume One: Shadow and Claw Volume Two: Sword and Citadel (Millennium, 2000) Reviewed by Peter Wright Long before its inclusion on Millennium’s SF Masterworks list, Gene Wolfe’s densely allusive four volume The Book of the New Sun (The Shadow [...]

Torture and confession in Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun

Jonathan — Tue, 10 Apr 2001 18:57:04 +0000

by Jeremy Crampton Abstract This document briefly examines the use of torture and confession in Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun and how it both differs from and reflects actual historical practice (at least in Europe and America). It is not the purpose of [...]