Posted by Dean McMillan on July 23, 1999 at 22:25:25:
In Reply to: will the real Jack Vance please sit down posted by teaser on July 21, 1999 at 19:28:55:
teaser wrote:
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>...Vance is no Phil Farmer...
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Let's be thankful for this, shall we?
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: 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?
: My nominations are two:
: Pirie Tamm, Wayness' uncle in Ecce and Old Earth
: Travante, the wandering septuagenarian in Madouc
: The question itself is probably faulty - Vance is no Phil Farmer - but I'm curious if anyone has recognised the author dropping himself in elsewhere.
: teaser