The Einstein Intersection

Name: The Einstein Intersection
Author: Samuel R. Delany
ISBN: 9780739403488

by Samuel R. Delany (1967)

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The Einstein Intersection won the Nebula Award for best science fiction novel of 1967. The surface story tells of the problems a member of an alien race, Lo Lobey, has assimilating the mythology of earth, where his kind have settled among the leftover artifacts of humanity. The deeper tale concerns, however, the way those who are "different" must deal with the dominant cultural ideology. The tale follows Lobey's mythic quest for his lost love, Friza. In luminous and hallucinated language, it explores what new myths might emerge from the detritus of the human world as those who are "different" try to seize history and the day.

Setting / LocationGlobal

Story EraLate 20th Century

Protagonist / CoreNotable Characters

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Sci-Fi & Fantasy Sci-Fi & Fantasy Hugo Award for Best Novel 1968 Nebula Award for Best Novel 1967 Late 20th Century

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