Happy Birthday, Gene
>age 85
he'll be fine
>>8008351
>85
>still producing a relatively steady output of work
He does seem to be doing well, if nothing else his mind is more or less intact.
>>8008386
hopefully he lives long enough to respond to my emails about my BotNS theories
>>8008420
I doubt he speak croatian.
>>8008431
I speak English.
I also did send him a message once over fb and he didn't respond.
>>8008469
where did you find this
>>8008469
He always seems so happy. I wish he was my granddad.
>>8008622
That photo and many others are from 2012 and before.
In 2013 his wife of many years passed away.
The smile never quite came back.
http://ultan.org.uk/rosemary-wolfe-1931-2013/
>>8008420
I'm sorry to tell you this, but senpai didn't notice you.
>>8008420
He wrote that book in the 80s
I'm sure he's well over fan theories by now, he dosent even consider BoTNS his best work.
>>8008705
What does he consider his best work?
>>8008708
Peace
>>8008485
>Gene Wolfe likes Rory Cooney
Excellent taste in religious music, Woof-senpai
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9QeTmRCpW4
>>8008710
It's strange how few of us have read it.
>>8008710
>>8008650
She had Alzheimer's.
>"There was a time when she did not remember my name or that we were married, but she still remembered that she loved me"
Fuckit /lit/ I was not expecting this feel tonight
>>8008797
Every wolfag knows that feel man
>>8008710
>Peace
No, 'Peace' is his favorite book, not his 'best' book. Favorite != best; "Peace" is obviously partly autobiographical, which is why.
>>8008469
Me on the right
>>8009083
Was actually expecting Aram somewhere in it
>so old and still a shit author
Guess some people never learn
>>8009095
How do you learn to be a good author?
Is there an objective formula that you can sit down and start to write according to, knowing that if you put enough time and work in you're guaranteed to have good literature?
>>8009238
fuck
>>8009238
How do you write good literature, then, generally?
>>8009230
Gene says "You never learn how to write a novel. You just learn how to write the novel that you're writing.”
>>8008469
Destriers look a lot gayer than I had imagined.
>>8009249
Read 3 million words of good literature, have that subconsciously engrained into your mind.
Write 1 million words of mainly shitty prose while struggling to find your voice and style.
After this point you should be able to write a children's book, provided the illustrations are colorful enough to distract the 4 year old from your terrible plot.
>tfw I've been trying to write him a letter for almost a year now
First I got an address from someone on the official Facebook group, but that letter was returned to me. Then I emailed his literary agency and they said they would forward the letter to him, so I sent it to them. It's been eight months and I haven't heard a word from them or him.
Now, finally, I emailed the agency again, and they gave me a PO Box address. I sent the letter off about nine days ago. Here's hoping this one doesn't get returned to sender too.
>>8009478
Ask Marc over Facebook. He responds and is generally helpful, even if he doesn't like chit chat. Which makes sense because he isn't in college and is married and has problems and stuff.
>>8009380
You know sometimes I wonder if half of /lit/ is just one sophomoric undergrad...
