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| Author | Samuel R. Delany |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Jack Gaughan |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction novel |
| Publisher | Ace Books |
Publication date | 1967 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 142 pp |
The Einstein Intersection is a 1967science fiction novel bySamuel R. Delany. The title is a reference to Einstein'sTheory of Relativity connecting toKurt Gödel'sConstructible universe, which is an analogy to science meeting philosophy.[1] The original publisher,Ace Books, changed Delany's originally intended title fromA Fabulous, Formless Darkness for commercial reasons.[2]
The protagonist, Lo Lobey, is loosely based on the character ofOrpheus.
In a post-transcendent Earth, intelligentanthropoids deal with genetic mutation from ancient radiation. The beings emulate early human civilization and retell stories from "our ghosts called Man".[3] Lobey, a herder from a small village, sets out on a quest to avenge the death of Friza.
The Einstein Intersection won theNebula Award for Best Novel in 1967,[4] and was a finalist for the 1968Hugo Award for Best Novel.[5]
Algis Budrys, after noting that Delany "has about as little discipline as any writer who has tried his hand" at science fiction and thatThe Einstein Intersection was a book "whose structure and purpose on its own terms are not realized", declared that the author "simply operates on a plane whichRobert Heinlein never dreamed of, norJohn W. Campbell, nor – take a deep breath –Ted Sturgeon,Ray Bradbury, nor anyone else we could have put forward as being a poet" before 1960 and "urgently recommended" the novel".[6] In February 1968 he named the book the best novel of 1967.[7]
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