Babel-17 (1966)
7.0/10 on Open LibraryPublished 1 Jan 1966

A poet decoding a weaponised language gives Delany's 1966 novel an unusual kind of intellectual hero. Rydra Wong's investigation turns the relationship between words and agency into a lively space adventure, with bodies and social arrangements less conventional than a narrow picture of vintage…

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