Master Ash's Joke

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Overview:

Title: Master Ash's Joke
Author: Gene Wolfe
Year: 2001
Type: Short Fiction

Editions/Publications:

Unknown. Earth Is But a Star: Excursions Through Science Fiction to the Far Future (Unknown, Gene Wolfe, University of Western Australia Press, ISBN-10: 1876268549, A$34.95, xiv+466 pages, Trade Paperback, Anthology)