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Some Remarks

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Some Remarks
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Neal Stephenson
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:336
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 157
Category/GenreProse - non-fiction
ISBN/Barcode 9781848878556
ClassificationsDewey:818.5408
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Edition Export/Airside

Publishing Details

Publisher Atlantic Books
Imprint Atlantic Books
Publication Date 15 August 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In this definitive collection of Stephenson's writings, journalism and meditations, the great American polymath puts the 20th Century - mathematics, cryptography, philosophy, currency, and the history of science and technology- under his eclectic and unflinching gaze. This remarkable collection brings together previously published short writings, both fiction and nonfiction as well as a new essay (and an extremely short story) created specifically for this volume. Stephenson ponders a wealth of subjects, from movies and politics to video games and classics-based sci-fi; how geekdom has become cool and how science fiction has become mainstream (whether people admit it or not); the future of publishing and the origins of his novels. By turns amusing and profound, critical and celebratory, yet always entertaining, Some Remarks offers a fascinating look into the prismatic mind of this extraordinary writer.

Author Biography

Neal Stephenson is the author of Reamde; Anathem; the three-volume historical epic the Baroque Cycle (Quicksilver, The Confusion, and The System of the World); Cryptonomicon; The Diamond Age; Snow Crash, which was named one of Time magazine's top one hundred all-time best English-language novels; and Zodiac. He lives in Seattle, Washington.