The Diamond Age, or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
by Stephenson, Neal
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0553096095
- ISBN 13
- 9780553096095
- Seller
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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Synopsis
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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- Seller
- The Book House in Dinkytown (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 316285
- Title
- The Diamond Age, or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
- Author
- Stephenson, Neal
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0553096095
- ISBN 13
- 9780553096095
- Publisher
- Spectra
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Size
- 6x1x9
- X weight
- 26 oz
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