Bibliograph

Babel-17, Samuel R. Delany

Type

Label

Babel-17, Samuel R. Delany

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Babel-17

Medium

electronic resource eBook

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Samuel R. Delany

Summary

In a war-riven world, why will saving humanity require ... a poet? At twenty-six, Rydra Wong is the most popular poet in the five settled galaxies. Almost telepathically perceptive, she has written poems that capture the mood of mankind after two decades of savage war. Since the invasion, Earth has endured famine, plague, and cannibalism & mdash;but its greatest catastrophe will be Babel-17. Sabotage threatens to undermine the war effort, and the military calls in Rydra. Random attacks lay waste to warships, weapons factories, and munitions dumps, and all are tied together by strings of sound, broadcast over the radio before and after each accident. In that gibberish Rydra recognizes a coherent message, with all of the beauty, persuasive power, and order that only language possesses. To save humanity, she will master this strange tongue. But the more she learns, the more she is tempted to join the other side ... This ebook features an illustrated biography of Samuel R. Delany including rare images from his early career

Table Of Contents

Cover; Praise for the Writing of Samuel R. Delany; Title Page; Dedication; CONTENTS; PART ONE: RYDRA WONG; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; 7; PART TWO: VER DORCO; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; PART THREE: JEBEL TARIK; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; PART FOUR: THE BUTCHER; 1; 2; 3; PART FIVE: MARKUS T''MWARBA; 1; 2; 3; 4; 5; 6; A Biography of Samuel R. Delany; Copyright

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