Award-winning SF writer China Mieville's new book about the perils of communications

Program Title: China Mieville-Embassytown-Bookbits author interview
Description: Humans can barely communicate with other species on our planet like dolphins, let alone aliens, yet science-fiction is conveniently full of english-speaking ETs. Actual communications problems are either ignored of skipped over lightly with Universal Translators. Star Trek: The Next Generation tackled the issue in an episode involving aliens who spoke in incomprehensible metaphors. Acclaimed British science-fiction author China Miéville goes farther in his new book Embassytown in which humans are dealing with aliens whose language is almost their brain's operating system.

Host(s): Craig Rintoul
Featured Speakers/Guests: China Mieville (Mee-AY-vill)

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