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The Diamond Age
- 512 pages · about 9 hours
- First published 1995
- 29 editions
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1 About this book
The Diamond Age: Or, A Young Lady's Illustrated Primer is a science fiction novel by Neal Stephenson. It is to some extent a Bildungsroman or coming-of-age story, focused on a young girl named Nell, set in a future world in which nanotechnology affects all aspects of life.
The novel deals with themes of 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, and was shortlisted for the Nebula and other awards.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Good for readers who want: science fiction, humor, and a long read.
- Revolutions
- Quests (Expeditions)
- Science fiction
- Nanotechnology
- Humor
- Young women
- Books and reading
2 About Neal Stephenson
Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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