(urth) Interlibrary Loan
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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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