Babel-17
By Samuel R. Delany
Directed by Cassandra de Cuir
Read by Stefan Rudnicki
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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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Summary
Summary
Winner of the 1966 Nebula Award for Best Novel
Finalist for the 1967 Hugo Award for Best Novel
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.
Reviews
Reviews
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Sorry, I disagree completely with previous review!
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I too listen to many audiobooks. And I have particular love for mr Rudnicki's narrations. He is a careful reader and he brings to life the some wonderful and unusual books! And while he doesn't sound "spot on" in all his narrations, I'm espessially grateful for his work on Delany's books. For me they sound just right with this particular voice.
The book itself is more baffling than anything else, but it's also not as bad as previos reviewer makes it. Delany is a strange author, not everyone likes his works. But Babel-17 definitely doesn't deserve a one-star review.
(Also, as a side-note, there's another narration of this book on the net — for me it was unlistenable. While narrator's manner is lively, he makes voices of different people almost indistinguishable. And narration itself sounds rather… old-timey, like an old radio broadcast. But this is a matter of personal taste.)
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Terrible
- Do not, I repeat, do not spend a dime on this book. I have been listening to narrations for years and this was one of the few disappointments.
Author
Author Bio: Samuel R. Delany
Samuel R. Delany, winner of multiple Nebula and Hugo awards, is an acclaimed writer of speculative fiction. In 2002, he was inducted by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. In 2010, he was awarded the third J. Lloyd Eaton Lifetime Achievement Award in Science Fiction from the academic Eaton Science Fiction Conference. The Science Fiction Writers of America named him its thirtieth Grand Master in 2013. For his lifetime contribution to lesbian and gay literature, he was awarded the Bill Whitehead Award.
Details
Details
| Available Formats : | Digital Download, CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Fiction/Science Fiction |
| Runtime: | 6.73 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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