Empotrados (original 1973; edition 1986)

by Ian Watson, Ramón Ibero (Translator)

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Ian Watson¿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.… (more)

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Member:	antoniomm67
Title:	Empotrados
Authors:	Ian Watson
Other authors:	Ramón Ibero (Translator)
Info:	Barcelona Orbis D.L. 1986
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Tags:	821.111-3(41)"20" Literatura en lengua inglesa. Novela y cuento. Países de las islas Británicas. Siglo XX

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The Embedding by Ian Watson (Author) (1973)

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Great ending saved a somewhat monotonousness read. (

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HanJie | Oct 20, 2014 |

This was an odd and somewhat interesting book. I remember reading it when I was a youngster. I thought is was powerful then. In my attempt to re-read the book now 30 years later, I had a hard time finishing it.

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superant | Aug 8, 2014 |

This is a book about language and thought interface. I did not find it accessible with my limited knowledge of Computers and my limited knowledge of linguistics. If you have the background, this might be a fun book. (

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DinadansFriend | Jul 3, 2014 |

I got this because it sounded like it had interesting ideas about language, but I think I didn't finish it because it seemed really dated.
As a feminist, it's kind of hard to read older SF sometimes. It was what it was, we stand on the shoulders of giants and all that, but sometimes I just can't.

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Watson, Ian	Author	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Brumm, Walter	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Elson, Peter	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Ibero, Ramón	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Leppänen, Kari T.	Cover artist	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Pemerle, Didier	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Rehunen, Veikko	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Sargent, Pamela	Introduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
浩生, 山形	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (Finalist – 1974)

Nebula Award (Nominee – Novel – 1975)

Prix Apollo (1975)

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The Embedding

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1973

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Ian Watson¿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.

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The Embedding opens in a research institute where Chris Sole is teaching a strange form of language whose grammar can be self-embedded by computers to create an artificially complex means of communication that opens up the vast potential of the human mind.

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