Talk:Egbert B. Gebstadter

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I have downgraded the explanation of the fourth book to mere unsupported allegation. This entry is supposed to be "legitimate" in that it is about what Hofstadter makes up, not about what we make up: the existing text was not in any sense verifiable. --John Cowan 03:21, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ambifoni?

According to the site I linked to, there is another Gebstadter book, Ambifoni: un minimondo ottimo per lo studio della scopertività, published by Hopeless Mobster, Tokyo, in 1987. I assume this book is referenced by Hofstadter in Ambigrammi: un microcosmo ideale per lo studio della creatività, published by Hopeful Monster, Florence in the same year, but I'd like someone who's read the book (which is in Italian) to confirm. Daibhid C 15:27, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Subtitle of The Brain's U

Would it be appropriate to replace the "[subtitle not known]" with "Phantoms and Mirror-Images of Selfless Souls", which is clearly readable on the book cover portrayed on the right of the page? Or is there some other reason for having "[subtitle not known]" in there?

[edit] Book covers

Are these book covers images just fictional interpretations of what the fictional books might look like? If so, it is funny but they don't belong on an encyclopedia. Remy B (talk) 09:36, 25 February 2008 (UTC)

They are fictional representations, but they were seen and approved by Doug Hofstadter prior to publishing, therefore they have at least some degree of canonicity. Romanpoet (talk) 21:17, 26 February 2008 (UTC)