(urth) Looking for a particular New Sun essay

[Daniel Petersen]

'If Ever a Wiz There Was' by Patrick O'Leary, in the book *Other Voices,
Other Doors* and online here:

http://web.mac.com/paddybon/Site/a_tribute_to_Gene_Wolfe.html

-DOJP

On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 7:41 PM, <harry at hubertrogers.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
> I'm wondering if someone else out there can help me with this. I'm trying
> to find an essay on The Book of the New Sun that I read online many years
> ago. I was under the impression that it was written by Neil Gaiman, but my
> google searches have been unsuccessful so I might have been wrong. It's not
> that short one called "How to read Gene Wolfe".
>
> It was a wonderful essay, and what I remember most is how the author very
> eloquently and convicingly described a few of scenes from the book, but
> also gradually explained, one layer of symbolism at a time, how there was
> far more going on than the literal happenings. The only specific example I
> (nearly) remember is the scene with Severian on Mount Typhon - which had
> something to do with him hanging out of the eye like a tear drop.
>
> Sorry I can't be more specific - my memory of the essay is very hazy....
> almost as bad as my memory of the books themselves! I'd be very grateful if
> someone can point me towards that essay again. And for those that haven't
> come across it, you might get a lot from it too!
>
> Thanks,
> Harry
>
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