Re: CHAT: Sax Rohmer

Leo Caesius wrote:

> This author is better known under the pseudonym Sax
> Rohmer, which, by his own admission, means "Blade Roamer" (no, not "Blade
> Runner," but awfully close IMHO).
>      My question to the list is this: what language is this?  It looks
> somewhat Germanic but means nothing in German.  The name seems as "made up"
> as that of his antagonist, Dr. Fu Manchu.
Just about.  The "Sax" part is a Latin root for "rock", and as for "Rohmer",
that's English spelled German-fashion.

>      Another question that interests me is the depth of Rohmer's influence
> on other writers.
More analogue (as in "sources, analogues, and influences") than influence,
I think; he was reflecting with more than usual fidelity the temper of his
times.

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