Herman Melville vs. Gene Wolfe
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Herman Melville
1819 – 1891
Herman Melville was an American writer of the American Renaissance period. Among his best-known works are Moby-Dick (1851); Typee (1846), a romanticized account of his experiences in Polynesia; and Billy Budd, Sailor, a posthumously published novella. At the time of his death, Melville was not well known to the public, but 1919, the centennial of his birth, was the starting point of a Melville revival.
"I let nothing slip, however small; and feel myself actuated by the same motive which has prompted many worthy old chroniclers, to set down the merest trifles co…"
Gene Wolfe
1931 – 2019
Gene Rodman Wolfe was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. He was noted for his dense, allusive prose, his fascination with memory and the strong influence of his Catholic faith. He was a prolific short story writer and novelist who won many literary awards.
"Do you know the story about the farmer who complained all his life about getting too much rain or too little, about the soil and the winds and so on? The farmer…"
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