Distrust that Particular Flavor
$45.56
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
22 October 2014
Summary
First-ever collection of non-fiction writings by the guru of contemporary culture
Though primarily known as a novelist, over thirty years William Gibson has also built up a reputation as one of our most entertaining and insightful critics of contemporary culture. He is widely credited with having described the internet and cyberspace before any such things existed.
Distrust That Particular Flavor brings together for the first time his writings on a wide variety of contemporary…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241960981 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0241960983 |
| Author: | William Gibson |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 22 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 194g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 130mm x 16mm |
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A terrific writer. Gibson is a prophet and a satirist, a black comedian and an astounding architect of cool. He’s also responsible for much of the world we live in
A terrific writer. Gibson is a prophet and a satirist, a black comedian and an astounding architect of cool. He’s also responsible for much of the world we live in * Spectator *
About The Author
William Gibson
William Gibson is credited with having coined the term “cyberspace” and having envisioned both the Internet and virtual reality before either existed. His first novel Neuromancer sold more than six million copies worldwide, and Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive completed the trilogy. He has written six further novels about the strange contemporary world we inhabit. His most recent novels include Spook Country, Zero History and The Peripheral. His non-fiction collection, Distrust That Particular Flavour, compiles assorted writings and journalism from across his career.
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