ReReading Wolfe

tBotNS 1:33 Five Legs - Gene Wolfe’s The Shadow of the Torturer, The Book of the New Sun


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The Shadow of the Torturer Chapter 33, "Five Legs"

Severian has a nightmare about going to political science class and having to take a test he didn't study for. Why are Severian's memories about Master Malrubius so fuzzy? What is the point of the events of this chapter? Hi, Triskele! Who's a good boy!

Links:

  • A Weird Mystery: James Wynn considers Gene Wolfe’s ‘A Borrowed Man’
  • Ultan's Library: A Curiously Conflicted Book: Craig Brewer reviews ‘Interlibrary Loan’
  • Facebook: Discussions of Chapter 32, The Play
  • Reddit: Discussions of Chapter 32, The Play 
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