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The Diamond Age
Author Neal Stephenson
Cover artist Bruce Jensen
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Science fiction novel
postcyberpunk
Publisher Spectra (U.S.A.)
Publication date 1995
Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback) & Audio Book (Cassette, Audio download. Narrator: Jennifer Wiltsie) & e-book
Pages 455 pp (hardcover), 512 pp (paperback)
ISBN ISBN 0-553-09609-5 (hardcover), ISBN 0-553-38096-6 (paperback)
OCLC Number 30894530
Dewey Decimal 813/.54 20
LC Classification PS3569.T3868 D53 1995
Preceded by Snow Crash
The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer is a postcyberpunk novel by Neal Stephenson. It is a bildungsroman focused on a young girl named Nell, and set in a world in which nanotechnology affects all aspects of life. Some main motifs include: education, social class, ethnicity, and the nature of artificial intelligence. The Diamond Age was first published in 1995 by Bantam Books, as a Bantam Spectra hardcover edition. In 1996, it won both the Hugo and Locus Awards,[1] and was shortlisted for the Nebula and other awards,[1] placing it among the most-honored works of science fiction in recent history.[2]
Author Neal Stephenson
Cover artist Bruce Jensen
Country United States
Language English
Genre(s) Science fiction novel
postcyberpunk
Publisher Spectra (U.S.A.)
Publication date 1995
Media type Print (Hardcover & Paperback) & Audio Book (Cassette, Audio download. Narrator: Jennifer Wiltsie) & e-book
Pages 455 pp (hardcover), 512 pp (paperback)
ISBN ISBN 0-553-09609-5 (hardcover), ISBN 0-553-38096-6 (paperback)
OCLC Number 30894530
Dewey Decimal 813/.54 20
LC Classification PS3569.T3868 D53 1995
Preceded by Snow Crash
The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer is a postcyberpunk novel by Neal Stephenson. It is a bildungsroman focused on a young girl named Nell, and set in a world in which nanotechnology affects all aspects of life. Some main motifs include: education, social class, ethnicity, and the nature of artificial intelligence. The Diamond Age was first published in 1995 by Bantam Books, as a Bantam Spectra hardcover edition. In 1996, it won both the Hugo and Locus Awards,[1] and was shortlisted for the Nebula and other awards,[1] placing it among the most-honored works of science fiction in recent history.[2]
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