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THE DIAMOND AGE

THE DIAMOND AGE

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THE DIAMOND AGE

by Stephenson, Neal

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NY: Bantam, 1995. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (18846). Octavo, cloth backed boards. Winner of the 1996 Hugo Award for best novel. 1995 Nebula nominee. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1076. Broderick and Di Filippo, Science Fiction: The 101 Best Novels, 1985-2010 #43. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1986-2009.

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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,

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Bookseller's Inventory #
18846
Title
THE DIAMOND AGE
Author
Stephenson, Neal
Book Condition
Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (18846)
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Edition
First edition
Publisher
Bantam
Place of Publication
NY
Date Published
1995
Keywords
SF . SF Award

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