Babel-17

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Millennium, 1999 - English fiction - 193 pages
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.

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Babel-17
Samuel R. Delany
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Babel-17
Samuel R. Delany
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Babel-17
Samuel R. Delany
No preview available - 2010

About the author (1999)

Born in 1942 in Harlem, New York, Samuel R. Delany has become one of SF's most influential and discussed authors. He has won the Nebula Award four times and the Hugo twice. Since 2001 he has been Professor of English and Creative Writing at Temple University in Philadelphia.

Bibliographic information

TitleBabel-17
Issue 6 of SF masterworks
AuthorSamuel R. Delany
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherMillennium, 1999
ISBN1857988051, 9781857988055
Length193 pages
  
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