Known primarily as a novelist, Gibson has, over thirty years, been approached by different publication to share his insights into contemporary culture. The resulting essays are collected here for the first time.
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ISBN:039915843X (hbk.)
ISBN:9780399158438 (hbk.)
Physical Description:258 p. ; 22 cm. print
Publisher:New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2012.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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African thumb piano -- Rocket radio -- Since 1948 -- Any 'mount of world -- The baddest dude on Earth -- Talk for Book Expo, New York -- Dead man sings -- Up the line -- Disneyland with the death penalty -- Mr. Buk's window -- Shiny balls of mud : Hikaru Dorodango and Tokyu hands -- An invitation -- Metrophagy : the art and science of digesting great cities -- Modern boys and mobile girls -- My obsession -- My own private Tokyo -- The road to Oceania -- Skip Spence's jeans -- Terminal city -- Introduction : "The body" -- The Net is a waste of time -- Time machine Cuba -- Will we have computer chips in our heads? -- William Gibson's filmless festival -- Johnny : notes on a process -- Googling the cyborg.
William Gibson lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, with his wife. He is the author of Neuromancer, Count Zero, Mona Lisa Overdrive, Burning Chrome, Virtual Light, Idoru, All Tomorrow's Parties, Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, and Zero History. To learn more about William Gibson, please visit www.williamgibsonbooks.com.
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