The Einstein Intersection

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The Einstein Intersection

Author:	Samuel R. Delany
Publisher:	Ace Books, 1967
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Book Type:	Novel
Genre:	Science-Fiction
Sub-Genre Tags:	Mythic Fiction (SF) Science-Fantasy Apocalyptic/Post-Apocalyptic
Awards:	1967 Nebula Winner 1968 Hugo Nominated
Lists:	The Classics of Science Fiction Guardian: The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels Easton Press Masterpieces of Science Fiction WWEnd Top Listed Books The Defining Science Fiction Books of the 1960s
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Synopsis

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.