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The Embedding

The Embedding( )
Author: Watson, Ian
Series title:Gollancz S. F. Collectors' Editions Ser.
ISBN:978-0-575-07133-9
Publication Date:Oct 2000
Publisher:Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Imprint:Gollancz
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $29.99
Book Description:

Ian Watson#65533;s brilliant debut novel was one of the most significant publications in British sf in the 1970s. Intellectually bracing and grippingly written, it is the story of three experiments in linguistics, and is driven by a searching analysis of the nature of communication. Fiercely intelligent, energetic and challenging, it immediately established Watson as a writer of rare power and vision, and is now recognized as a modern classic.

Book Details
Pages:256
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Science Fiction / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):13.8 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm
Book Weight:0.325 Kilograms
Author Biography
Watson, Ian (Author)
British science fiction author Ian Watson was born in 1943. He received a first class Honors degree in English Literature in 1963 and a research degree in English and French 19th Century literature in 1965 from Balliol College, Oxford. After lecturing in literature and Futures Studies, he became a full-time author in 1976. His first novel, The Embedding, won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award and the French Prix Apollo. His novel The Jonah Kit won the British Science Fiction Association Award and the Orbit Award. He worked with Stanley Kubrick on story development for the movie A.I. Artificial Intelligence from 1990 to 1991. His poem True Love won the 2002 Rhysling Award from the Science Fiction Poetry Association.

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