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<i>Gene Wolfe's Book of Days</i>

Gene Wolfe's Book of Days

1981 short story collection by Gene Wolfe

Gene Wolfe's Book of Days is a short story collection by American science fiction author Gene Wolfe published in 1981 by Doubleday.

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The stories within the collection are each paired with a holiday within the calendar year that is thematically linked to the content of the story. Thus, a story about the resurgence of slavery ("How the Whip Came Back") is dedicated to Lincoln's Birthday.

The material here was combined with The Castle of the Otter to make the volume Castle of Days.

The stories (and their respective holidays)

Reception

Dave Langford reviewed Gene Wolfe's Book of Days for White Dwarf #72, and stated that "Unclassifiable . . . some straight-forward, some worrying, some enigmatic and elusive, but all beautifully written."[1]

Reviews

References

  1. [1]
    Langford, Dave (December 1985). "Critical Mass". White Dwarf. No. 72. Games Workshop. p. 8.
  2. [2]
    "Title: Gene Wolfe's Book of Days".


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