Babel-17

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Samuel R. Delany: Babel-17 (1967, Gollancz)

192 pages

English language

Published Nov. 8, 1967 by Gollancz.

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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.

Subjects

  • Language and languages -- Fiction
  • Women linguists -- Fiction
  • Women poets -- Fiction