Posted by Francis on January 04, 19102 at 16:41:54:

In Reply to: Yes posted by Michael Rosefield on July 02, 19101 at 11:51:36:

: : I have a vague curiosity about it, but mainly I'd like to be able to give people an answer when they ask me what Phlebas means....

: : Could someone email me if they know anything...?

: Well, you idiot, it refers to the epic TS Eliott poem The Wasteland, as does his book Look To Windward. They both come from the same verse, in fact.

Erm .. in my edition there is a quote from the poem at the beginning of the book with a reference. Don't you ever look at the beginning of a book?

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