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From Dystopia to Divine:

Christian Symbolism in Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun

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John Slaughter
Aug 11, 2023
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Within the tapestry of speculative fiction, where imagination weaves the fabric of worlds, Gene Wolfe's "The Book of the New Sun" stands as a masterpiece intricately entwined with threads of Christian allegory. Spanning the quartet of novels—namely, "The Shadow of the Torturer," "The Claw of the Conciliator," "The Sword of the Lictor," and "The Citadel …

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