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    Babel-17 is a 1966 science fiction novel by American writer Samuel R. Delany in which the Sapir–Whorf hypothesis (that language influences thought and perception) plays an important part. It was joint winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1967 (with Flowers for Algernon) and was also nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1967.

    • Samuel R. Delany
    • 1966
  2. 3.73. 18,082 ratings1,531 reviews. Babel-17 is all about the power of language. Humanity, which has spread throughout the universe, is involved in a war with the Invaders, who have been covertly assassinating officials and sabotaging spaceships. The only clues humanity has to go on are strange alien messages that have been intercepted in space.

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  3. Jan 7, 2014 · Babel-17. Kindle Edition. by Samuel R. Delany (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.1 1,667 ratings. See all formats and editions. The Nebula Award Winner: “By looking at a typical space opera adventure from a different angle, Delany . . . give [s] us a weird, welcoming book” (Tor.com).

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  4. Babel-17 is a sci-fi novel by Samuel Delany, a best-selling author of Dhalgren and The Einstein Intersection. Explore the mystery of a language that can alter reality.

  5. Dec 1, 2001 · 2,251 ratings239 reviews. Alternate cover edition can be found here. Author of the bestselling Dhalgren and winner of four Nebulas and one Hugo, Samuel R. Delany is one of the most acclaimed writers of speculative fiction. Babel-17, winner of the Nebula Award for best novel of the year, is a fascinating tale of a famous poet bent on deciphering ...

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  6. Jan 8, 2002 · Babel-17, winner of the Nebula Award for best novel of the year, is a fascinating tale of a famous poet bent on deciphering a secret language that is the key to the enemy’s deadly force, a task that requires she travel with a splendidly improbable crew to the site of the next attack.

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  8. Jan 1, 1982 · Nebula Award. Rydra Wong, a poet and code expert, is asked to break a code used by an enemy government, but discovers that the code is really a supersophisticated language. Book recommendations, author interviews, editors' picks, and more. Read it now.

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