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Rincewind
Rincewind is a fictional character appearing in several of the Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett. He is a failed student at the Unseen University for wizards in Ankh-Morpork, and is often described by scholars as "the magical equivalent to the number zero". He spends just about all of his time running away from various bands of people who want to kill him for various reasons. The fact that he's still alive and running is explained in that although he was born with a wizard's spirit, he has the body of a long-distance sprinter. Rincewind is also reputed for being able to solve minor problems by turning them into major disasters. His unique "skill" is implied to be due to being the chosen one of "The Lady", the anthropomorphic personification of luck.
Rincewind was portrayed by David Jason in the film adaption of The Colour of Magic and Pratchett said in an interview that he unwittingly took Rincewind's name from "Churm Rincewind", a fictitious person referred to in early "'Beachcomber" columns in the Daily Express.
Beginning with The Colour of Magic in 1983, the Discworld books featuring Rincewind are:
The Colour of Magic 1983
The Light Fantastic 1986
Mort 1987 (cameo appearance)
Sourcery 1988
Eric 1990
Interesting Times 1994
The Last Continent 1998
The Science of Discworld 1999
The Last Hero 2001
The Science of Discworld II: The Globe 2002
The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch 2005
Unseen Academicals 2009 (minor character)
The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day 2013
Raising Steam 2013 (mentioned in footnotes)
In Rincewind's debut in The Colour of Magic, he acts as a guide for the tourist Twoflower, who hails from the Counterweight Continent, a continent across the disc from the 'hub' continent where Ankh-Morpork is situated. He is recruited for this job because he is the only one who can communicate with Twoflower (they use Be-Trobi as a lingua franca), even though it turns out Twoflower can speak Morporkian just fine. He and Twoflower wander around for quite a while, and get chased by everything from the personification of Death to a Lovecraftian creature named Bel-Shamharoth.
Even after Rincewind and Twoflower part ways at the end of The Light Fantastic – with Twoflower giving Rincewind his sapient-pearwood Luggage in the process – Rincewind's adventures continue to see him being chased across various regions of the Discworld in spite of, or often driven by, his desire to find somewhere where he can relish boredom in peace and quiet.
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Rincewind was portrayed by David Jason in the film adaption of The Colour of Magic and Pratchett said in an interview that he unwittingly took Rincewind's name from "Churm Rincewind", a fictitious person referred to in early "'Beachcomber" columns in the Daily Express.
Beginning with The Colour of Magic in 1983, the Discworld books featuring Rincewind are:
The Colour of Magic 1983
The Light Fantastic 1986
Mort 1987 (cameo appearance)
Sourcery 1988
Eric 1990
Interesting Times 1994
The Last Continent 1998
The Science of Discworld 1999
The Last Hero 2001
The Science of Discworld II: The Globe 2002
The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch 2005
Unseen Academicals 2009 (minor character)
The Science of Discworld IV: Judgement Day 2013
Raising Steam 2013 (mentioned in footnotes)
In Rincewind's debut in The Colour of Magic, he acts as a guide for the tourist Twoflower, who hails from the Counterweight Continent, a continent across the disc from the 'hub' continent where Ankh-Morpork is situated. He is recruited for this job because he is the only one who can communicate with Twoflower (they use Be-Trobi as a lingua franca), even though it turns out Twoflower can speak Morporkian just fine. He and Twoflower wander around for quite a while, and get chased by everything from the personification of Death to a Lovecraftian creature named Bel-Shamharoth.
Even after Rincewind and Twoflower part ways at the end of The Light Fantastic – with Twoflower giving Rincewind his sapient-pearwood Luggage in the process – Rincewind's adventures continue to see him being chased across various regions of the Discworld in spite of, or often driven by, his desire to find somewhere where he can relish boredom in peace and quiet.
Links:
Wikipedia
Discworld & Terry Pratchett Wiki
Copyright Owner/Official Site
Terry Pratchett
Record:
W:
L: