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William Gibson : a literary companion / Tom Henthorne.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Henthorne, Tom.
- Series:
- McFarland literary companions ; 12.
- McFarland literary companions ; 12
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Science fiction, American--History and criticism.
- Science fiction, American.
- Gibson, William, 1948---Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Gibson, William.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "William Gibson, founding father of cyberpunk, is one of today's most popular science fiction writers. This companion provides literary and cultural context from Gibson's first short story, "Fragments of a Hologram Rose" (1977), to his seminal cyberpunk classic Neuromancer (1984), to his best-selling novel Zero History (2010), and commentary on Gibson's subjects, themes, and approaches"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chronology of Gibson's life and works
- William Gibson: a literary companion
- Glossary
- Appendix A: timeline of technological developments
- Appendix B: writing and research topics.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-23620-6
- 9786613236203
- 0-7864-8693-7
- OCLC:
- 748242092
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