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Informationen zum Autor Neal Stephenson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the novels Termination Shock, Fall; or, Dodge in Hell , The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. (with Nicole Galland), Seveneves , Reamde , Anathem , The System of the World , The Confusion , Quicksilver , Cryptonomicon , The Diamond Age , Snow Crash , Zodiac , and the groundbreaking nonfiction work In the Beginning . . .Was the Command Line . He lives in Seattle, Washington. Klappentext One of the most talented and creative authors working today, Neal Stephenson is renowned for his exceptional novels—works colossal in vision and mind-boggling in complexity. Exploring and blending a diversity of topics, including technology, economics, history, science, pop culture, and philosophy, his books are the products of a keen and adventurous intellect. Not surprisingly, Stephenson is regularly asked to contribute articles, lectures, and essays to numerous outlets, from major newspapers and cutting-edge magazines to college symposia. 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 David Foster Wallace and the Midwestern College Town; video games to classics-based sci-fi; how geekdom has become cool and how science fiction has become mainstream; 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. Zusammenfassung #1 New York Times bestselling author Neal Stephenson is! quite simply! one of the best and most respected writers alive. He’s taken sf to places it’s never been ( Snow Crash ! Anathem ). He’s reinvented the historical novel (The Baroque Cycle)! the international thriller ( Reamde )! and both at the same time ( Cryptonomicon ). Now he treats his legion of fans to Some Remarks ! an enthralling collection of essays—Stephenson’s first nonfiction work since his long essay on technology! In the Beginning…Was the Command Line ! more than a decade ago—as well as new and previously published short writings both fiction and non. Some Remarks is a magnificent showcase of a brilliantly inventive mind and talent! as he discourses on everything from Sir Isaac Newton to Star Wars . ...
