The Einstein Intersection

The Einstein Intersection is a 1967 science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany. It won the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1967[1] and was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1968.[2] The title is a reference to Einstein's Theory of Relativity connecting to Kurt Gödel's Constructible universe, which is an analogy to science meeting philosophy.[3] Delany's intended title for the book was A Fabulous, Formless Darkness.

The Einstein Intersection
First edition (paperback)
AuthorSamuel R. Delany
Cover artistJack Gaughan
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction novel
PublisherAce Books
Publication date
1967
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages142 pp

The protagonist, Lo Lobey, is loosely based on the character of Orpheus.

Synopsis

In a post-transcendent Earth, intelligent anthropoids deal with genetic mutation from ancient radiation. The beings emulate early human civilization and retell stories from "our ghosts called Man".[4] Lobey, a herder from a small village, sets out on a quest to avenge the death of Friza.

Reception

Algis Budrys, after noting that Delany "has about as little discipline as any writer who has tried his hand" at science fiction and that The 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 which Robert Heinlein never dreamed of, nor John 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".[5] In February 1968 he named the book the best novel of the year.[6]

References
Notes
  1. "1967 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  2. "1968 Award Winners & Nominees". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2009-08-24.
  3. "Samuel R. Delany's 'The Einstein Intersection' Review". Futurism.
  4. Delany, Samuel R. (1982). The Einstein Intersection. Bantam Book. p. 120. ISBN 0-553-20310-X.
  5. Budrys, Algis (October 1967). "Galaxy Bookshelf". Galaxy Science Fiction. pp. 188–194.
  6. Budrys, Algis (February 1968). "Galaxy Bookshelf". Galaxy Science Fiction. pp. 157–162.
Bibliography
  • Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent. p. 136. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.


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