(urth) Interlibrary Loan

Ab de Vos foxyab at casema.nl
Sun Apr 28 08:16:59 PDT 2019


I have the Charles Scribner's Sons edition of Fifth Head (New York, 
1972). Is that one corrupted as well?

Op 28-4-2019 om 01:16 schreef Marc Aramini:
> Copy editors managed to mess up the horn reveal in reprints of Long 
> Sun and I insist the ace version of Fifth Head is the least corrupt. 
> Wolfe was very mad about the switching of horn for I about two thirds 
> of the way through exodus in reprints. He wanted the reveal at that 
> dinner scene.
>
> On Saturday, April 27, 2019, PAUL RYDEEN <rydeen at bellsouth.net 
> <mailto:rydeen at bellsouth.net>> wrote:
>
>     I've never been sure how much leeway an editor really has. Would
>     they really cut whole scenes they didn't like?  Do they redo
>     things wholesale or just fix things and make recommendations?  
>     Since Wolfe picked this editor, can we rely on his pick?  Even if
>     Wolfe were alive, how much of the editor's influence would make it
>     to publication?  And if the answer is the editor has a lot of
>     sway, how many of his edits would the author notice on review?
>
>
>
>     On Apr 26, 2019, at 9:55 PM, Bailey Swartz <bsswartz at gmail.com
>     <mailto:bsswartz at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>>     I like to have faith that Wolfe (who so carefully constructed
>>     each work) anticipated the possibility of posthumourous
>>     publication and made appropriate plans for that eventuality.
>>
>>     On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 7:51 PM Eric Bourland <eb at hwaet.com
>>     <mailto:eb at hwaet.com>> wrote:
>>
>>         I am wondering what result we would get if, individually and
>>         noisily, we reached out to Tor editors and implored them to
>>         do basic proofreading on the new novel, but make no changes
>>         in its substance, and publish it as Mr. Wolfe wrote it. I am
>>         willing to act on this.
>>
>>         Eric
>>
>>         *******
>>
>>         Eric Bourland
>>
>>         eb at hwaet.com <mailto:eb at hwaet.com>
>>
>>         https://www.hwaet.com/
>>
>>         *From:* Urth <urth-bounces at lists.urth.net
>>         <mailto:urth-bounces at lists.urth.net>> *On Behalf Of *Marc Aramini
>>         *Sent:* Friday, April 26, 2019 8:25 PM
>>         *To:* The Urth Mailing List <urth at lists.urth.net
>>         <mailto:urth at lists.urth.net>>
>>         *Subject:* Re: (urth) Interlibrary Loan
>>
>>         One hopes. Yes that’s how I feel about those who would edit
>>         Wolfe.he can create meaning in so many ways that every reader
>>         will certainly miss, especially in his post 2000 work.
>>
>>         (I’m glad cell phones made top posting the de facto response
>>         - I remember the days of the list when it was a sin.) I have
>>         always preferred it.
>>
>>         On Friday, April 26, 2019, Evan Pickett <picketter at gmail.com
>>         <mailto:picketter at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>             I'm reminded of a scene from The Insider, although Mr.
>>             Wolfe would probably not ever take this tone:
>>
>>             https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/724e8b4b-0515-48cf-b7f2-e49501158ca4
>>             <https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/724e8b4b-0515-48cf-b7f2-e49501158ca4>
>>
>>             Surely any editor would know by now that Gene Wolfe chose
>>             his words with care?
>>
>>             Best,
>>
>>             Evan
>>
>>             On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 3:48 PM Marc Aramini
>>             <marcaramini at gmail.com <mailto:marcaramini at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
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