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Gene Wolfe

7 May 1931 - 14 April 2019

Gene Wolfe was born in Texas. After dropping out from Texas A&M University, he served in the Korean War, and later graduated from the University of Houston. He worked first as an engineer, notably designing part of the machine that produces Pringles potatoe chips, and later as the editor of a professional engineering magazine, Plant Engineering.

Wolfe was a prolific writer, publishing over 30 novels and hundreds of short stories in his life. He was known for the complexity of his narratives and the depth of his characters, frequently using unreliable or fallible narrators to enhance his thematic focus on memory. His work explores topics of morality, often through the lens of his Catholic faith.

Primarily recognized for his science fiction and fantasy works, Wolfe received a litany of recognition in those genres including the British Science Fiction, World Fantasy, British Fantasy, Locus, Nebula, and Campbell Memorial Awards. In 2012 he was recognized as the 29th Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

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  • Cover of: The Fifth Head of Cerberus: Three Novellas

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  • Cover of: The shadow of the torturer
    First published in 1980 21 editions in 3 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition shadowoftorturer0000wolf

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  • Cover of: Again, Dangerous Visions: 46 original stories.

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    First published in 1982 15 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition citadelofautarch00wolf

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    First published in 1981 14 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable

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    First published in 1986 12 editions in 3 languages — 1 previewable

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  • Cover of: The Urth of the New Sun
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    First published in 1983 9 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition shadowclaw0000wolf

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    First published in 1990 9 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition castleview00gene

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    First published in 1976 8 editions in 1 language

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    First published in 1993 8 editions in 2 languages — 3 previewable Cover of edition nightsidelongsun0000wolf Cover of edition nightsidelongsun00gene

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