Babel-17 - S.F. Masterworks (Paperback)

Samuel R. Delany (author)

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Paperback 208 Pages
Published: 29/03/2010

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Synopsis

Samuel R. Delany was at the forefront of the 1960s sci-fi boom and Babel-17 is possibly his most emblematic work. A discourse on linguistics and philosophy wrapped up in a pulp space opera, its unique strangeness and stylised narrative make it a countercultural classic and an oddly addictive read.

In the far future, after human civilization has spread through the galaxy, communications begin to arrive in an apparently alien language. They appear to threaten invasion, but in order to counter the threat, the messages must first be understood.

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9780575094208
Number of pages: 208
Weight: 184 g
Dimensions: 197 x 131 x 17 mm

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The first of a remarkable series of vital and stunning masterpieces, a dazzlingly realised star-spanning epic populated with truly mysterious aliens and humans entirely believable yet gorgeously strange. After this, the future was never the same again. - Paul McAuley.