Posted by Mick Scannell on July 22, 1999 at 00:28:53:
In Reply to: will the real Jack Vance please sit down posted by teaser on July 21, 1999 at 19:28:55:
: Several weeks ago, Nick postulated that Baron Bodissey was, in essence, a scion of the author. Although I disagreed with his choice, I found the idea intriguing - of all the characters who speak Vance's words, which ones speak with his voice? Or, more simply, are there any characters in his writings based on Vance himself?
An intriguing question! I like to think that all of his characters represent some facet of Vance. Case in point is the recent Ports of Call. The various characters aboard the tramp spacesteamer are of Vance. Schwatzendale represents his love of games, gambling, and conundrums - or so it seems to me! Wingo, and his love of acquiring 'mood impressions', represents his apparent interest in anthropology, social history, and other such fields - perhaps even cooking. The captain : travel.
Might I also contentiously add the mad poet Navarth?!
Best Regards,
Mick