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Gene Wolfe is one of the most important American writers to emerge in the latter half of the twentieth century. The fact that he publishes in the field of fantastic literature (which includes horror, science and speculative fiction) has meant that his significance has been largely unacknowledged beyond and, at times, even within the genre. Nevertheless, he remains the author of some of the most stylistically distinct, structurally complex, and intellectually invigorating imaginative fiction of recent years. This collection of interviews and essays places under one cover an amazing selection of difficult-to-find resources for the avid Gene Wolfe reader and scholar. Essays concern the nature of writing, including character, structure and the profession of the writer. Also included are a series of interviews with Wolfe and the holy grail of 'New Sun' aficionados: Books in the Book of the New Sun, previously only available in a rare small-press volume. This collection will inspire fans and scholars alike to commit themselves to debating new interpretations of Wolfe's fiction.

Contents:

• 1 - Introduction (Shadows of the New Sun: Wolfe on Writing / Writers on Wolfe) - (2007) - essay by Peter Wright
• 11 - Gene Wolfe: An Interview - (1973) - interview of Gene Wolfe - interview by Malcolm Edwards
• 24 - An Interview with Gene Wolfe - (1981) - interview of Gene Wolfe - interview by Joan Gordon
• 36 - An Interview with Gene Wolfe - (1981) - interview of Gene Wolfe - interview by Melissa Mia Hall
• 44 - Interview: Gene Wolfe: 'The Legerdemain of the Wolfe' - (1983) - interview of Gene Wolfe - interview by Robert Frazier
• 56 - Riding a Bicycle Backwards: An Interview with Gene Wolfe - (1984) - interview of Gene Wolfe - interview by Colin Greenland
• 66 - Gene Wolfe in Conversation - (1985) - interview of Gene Wolfe - interview by Nancy Kress and Calvin Rich
• 73 - An Interview with Gene Wolfe - (1986) - interview of Gene Wolfe - interview by Elliott Swanson
• 79 - On Encompassing the Entire Universe: An Interview with Gene Wolfe - (1988) - interview of Gene Wolfe - interview by Larry McCaffery
• 101 - Gene Wolfe Interview - (2007) - interview of Gene Wolfe - interview by James B. Jordan
• 132 - Gene Wolfe Interview - (1994) - interview of Gene Wolfe - interview by Brendan Baber
• 139 - Peter and the Wolfe: Gene Wolfe In Conversation - (2007) - interview of Gene Wolfe - interview by Peter Wright
• 167 - Suns New, Long, and Short: An Interview with Gene Wolfe - (1998) - interview of Gene Wolfe - interview by Lawrence Person
• 177 - A Magus of Many Suns: An Interview with Gene Wolfe - (2002) - interview of Gene Wolfe - interview by Nick Gevers
• 184 - Some Moments with the Magus: An Interview with Gene Wolfe - (2003) - interview of Gene Wolfe - interview by Nick Gevers and Michael Andre-Driussi and James B. Jordan
• 193 - The Books in The Book of the New Sun - (1984) - essay by Gene Wolfe
• 203 - Wolfe's Rules: What You Must Do To Be a Writer - essay by Gene Wolfe
• 204 - Balding, Avuncular Gene's Quick and Dirty Guide to Creating Memorable Characters - essay by Gene Wolfe
• 206 - Wolfe's Irreproducible Truths about Novels - essay by Gene Wolfe
• 208 - Nor the Summers as Golden: Writing Multivolume Works - essay by Gene Wolfe
• 214 - What Do They Mean, SF? - (1980) - essay by Gene Wolfe
• 219 - The Special Problems of Science Fiction - essay by Gene Wolfe
• 224 - How to Be a Writer's Family - essay by Gene Wolfe
• 228 - Libraries on the Superhighway - Rest Stop or Roadkill? - essay by Gene Wolfe
• 238 - The Handbook of Permissive English - (2007) - essay by Gene Wolfe
• 241 - More than Half of You Can't Read This - essay by Gene Wolfe
• 243 - Wolfe's Inalienable Truths About Reviewing - essay by Gene Wolfe
• 244 - A Fantasist Reads The Bible and Its Critics - essay by Gene Wolfe

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