Babel-17: Samuel R. Delany - Brossura

Delany, Samuel R.

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ISBN 10: 0575094206 ISBN 13: 9780575094208

Casa editrice: Gateway, 2010

Riassunto

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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Descrizione del libro:

BABEL-17 is the novel which catapulted Samuel R. Delany into the front rank of SF writers.

L'autore:

Samuel R. Delany (1942 - )
Samuel Ray 'Chip' Delany, Jr was born in Harlem in 1942, and published his first novel at the age of just 20. As author, critic and academic, his influence on the modern genre has been profound and he remains one of science fiction's most important and discussed writers. He has won the Hugo Award twice and the Nebula Award four times, including consecutive wins for Babel-17 and The Einstein Intersection. Since January 2001 he has been a professor of English and Creative Writing at Temple University in Philadelphia, where he is Director of the Graduate Creative Writing Program.

For more information see www.sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/delany_samuel_r

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Gateway
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0575094206
• ISBN 13: 9780575094208
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 208