Author John Boyne has actually taken news of the error in good humor. “Someone remind me to add Zelda to the recognitions page when the paperback of Traveller is released … oh lord …” the author tweeted on Sunday. Perhaps dont rely on it when youre investigating your next book set in the real-world.
Yep, thats a passage where a character utilizes ingredients consisting of keese wing, Octorok Eyeball, red lizalfos tail, and four Hylian shrooms to make red clothing color in the period of fifth-century ruler Attila the Hun. Oops.
You d most likely begin with a basic Google search if you were composing a book and needed to discover out how red clothes dye is generally made. A minimum of, thats what John Boyne, the author behind The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas states he “should have” done when it emerged that a number of fantasy ingredients from The Legend of Zelda have appeared in his newest book, A Traveler at the Gates of Wisdom.
The problem, as journalist Dana Schwartz notes, is that rather than noting a real-world recipe, the present top search results page for “ingredients red dye clothes” links to a guide from Polygon on how to dye clothes in the video game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Its not an uncommon error for Googles algorithms to make, but in this case the mistake appears to have actually made its method all the way into a published book by a reputable author.
Let that be a lesson to all authors. Polygon is a terrific source for computer game guides. Possibly dont rely on it when youre investigating your next book set in the real-world.
Author John Boyne has taken news of the mistake in excellent humor. “Someone remind me to include Zelda to the acknowledgements page when the paperback of Traveller is released … oh lord …” the author tweeted on Sunday. Although this is the type of error that might be corrected in a future print-run (and even sooner, when it comes to the eBook version), the author has said he prepares to “leave it as it is.”
Yeah, Ill leave it as it is. I really think its rather amusing and youre totally right. I dont remember but I should have simply googled it. Hey, often you just got ta throw your hands up and state “yup! My bad!”– John Boyne (@john_boyne) August 3, 2020
