Babel-17

Empire star

219 pages

English language

Published Nov. 8, 2001 by Vintage Books.

ISBN:
978-0-375-70669-1
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reviewed Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany (The Gregg Press science fiction series)

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I read this immediately after "The Stars My Destination" which made for something of a change of pace. Babel-17 explores the impact of language as a weapon, past the ideas of propaganda, and the way languages effect people. Delaney spins a rich science-fiction web including ideas on genetic splicing, travel, and telepathy.

Subjects

  • Language and languages -- Fiction
  • Women linguists -- Fiction
  • Women poets -- Fiction
  • Life on other planets -- Fiction
  • Upside-down books -- Specimens

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