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Babel-17 is a 1966 science fiction novel by American writer Samuel R. Delany. Published by Ace Books in May 1966, it follows Rydra Wong, a poet and linguist recruited during an interstellar war to decipher a language connected to enemy sabotage. Her investigation reveals a language that shapes thought and can make its speakers unwitting saboteurs.…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Babel-17 | Author | Samuel R. Delany | 1.00 | infobox |
| Babel-17 | Awards | Nebula Award for Best Novel (1966, shared) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Babel-17 | Cover artist | Jerome Podwil | 1.00 | infobox |
| Babel-17 | Genre | Science fiction | 1.00 | infobox |
| Babel-17 | Language | English | 1.00 | infobox |
| Babel-17 | Pages | 173 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Babel-17 | Publication date | May 1966 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Babel-17 | Publication place | United States | 1.00 | infobox |
| Babel-17 | Publisher | Ace Books | 1.00 | infobox |
| Babel-17 | is a | 1966 science fiction novel by American writer Samuel R | 0.90 | text |
| Babel-17 | is a | language whose unusual speed and precision give Rydra Wong new ways of perceiving tactical and physical relationships | 0.90 | text |
| Babel-17 | related to background | Completed | 0.60 | section |
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