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William Gibson's Neuromancer : A Critical Companion by Graham J. Murphy (2024, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN-103031566262
ISBN-139783031566264
eBay Product ID (ePID)7065571099
Product Key Features
Book TitleWilliam Gibson's Neuromancer : a Critical Companion
Number of PagesXv, 122 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Popular Culture, Modern / General
Publication Year2024
IllustratorYes
GenreLiterary Criticism, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
AuthorGraham J. Murphy
Book SeriesPalgrave Science Fiction and Fantasy: a New Canon Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length8.3 in
Item Width5.8 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition23
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal813.54
Table Of ContentIntroduction.- Chapter One: The Posthuman Problematic.- Chapter Two: A Case Study of the Post/Human.- Chapter 3: Transhumanism and the Myth of Morphological Freedom.- Chapter Four: 'Things are Things': The Resigned Pessimism of the Psuedo-Dystopia.- Conclusion: Neuromancer and Accessible Moments.- Appendix.
SynopsisWilliam Gibson's Neuromancer: A Critical Companion presents Gibson's rise as an influential figure within and beyond the science fiction field. Gibson's success with Neuromancer , the first novel to win the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, and Philip K. Dick Award, is in part a direct result of the rising popularity of cyberpunk in the early- to mid-1980s, although it could just as easily be said cyberpunk's success was in no small part a direct result of Neuromancer 's explosion onto the science fiction scene. Neuromancer 's ongoing relevance remains undiminished because we are effectively living in a technocultural age that is increasingly difficult to distinguish from Gibson's novel. As Graham J. Murphy demonstrates in this companion, the novel remains instrumental in thinking through the ongoing explorations of the posthuman:transhumanism, the Utopia/Anti-Utopia dynamic, and capitalist realism, to name a few of themore significant critical vehicles with which to better understand and contextualize our technocultural age and Neuromancer 's role in both shaping it and responding to it. This book provides a critical introduction to Neuromancer and cyberpunk culture., William Gibson's Neuromancer: A Critical Companion presents Gibson's rise as an influential figure within and beyond the science fiction field. Gibson's success with Neuromancer , the first novel to win the Hugo Award, Nebula Award, and Philip K. Dick Award, is in part a direct result of the rising popularity of cyberpunk in the early- to mid-1980s, although it could just as easily be said cyberpunk's success was in no small part a direct result of Neuromancer 's explosion onto the science fiction scene. Neuromancer 's ongoing relevance remains undiminished because we are effectively living in a technocultural age that is increasingly difficult to distinguish from Gibson's novel. As Graham J. Murphy demonstrates in this companion, the novel remains instrumental in thinking through the ongoing explorations of the posthuman: transhumanism, the Utopia/Anti-Utopia dynamic, and capitalist realism, to name a few of themore significant critical vehicles with which to better understand and contextualize our technocultural age and Neuromancer 's role in both shaping it and responding to it. This book provides a critical introduction to Neuromancer and cyberpunk culture.
LC Classification NumberPN695-779
