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Samuel R. Delany: Babel 17 (Paperback, French language, 1980, J'ai Lu)

Paperback, 284 pages

French language

Published Nov. 8, 1980 by J'ai Lu.

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4 stars (1 review)

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4 stars

This book is about language: there is a war going on and there seem to be radio messages that seem to attack certain humans and technology installations. Rydra Wong gets to investigate, and we follow her on a wild ride. Rydra is a poet and a starship captain and she needs to be good at both to untangle this problem.

I liked the alliterations throughout the book. I liked what I learned about language and plots and storytelling.