(urth) Severa

[David Stockhoff]

On 12/3/2011 2:19 PM, entonio at gmail.com wrote:
> No dia 2011/12/03, às 18:48, "Gerry Quinn" <gerry at bindweed.com 
> <mailto:gerry at bindweed.com>> escreveu:
>> *From:* Larry Miller <mailto:decanus1284 at gmail.com>
>> > Why do you think Merryn is Severa? Just because she is a witch? I
>> > think this is the biggest red herring in the book.
>> I don’t have any strong feelings about the matter – I just think that 
>> IF Severian has a twin sister and IF she is a character, Merryn seems 
>> most likely. Because she’s a witch, yes. Then again, there’s no 
>> obvious reason for a name change (possible absence of a given name is 
>> IMO the only plausible argument for Jolenta).
>
> How do we know Severian's real name?

That's easy---it's on the book jacket. G-E-N-E ....