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Distrust that Particular Flavor
- Author
- William Gibson
- Narrator
- Jeff Harding
- Publisher
- QUEST from W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 22 April 2021
- Run Time
- 5 hours 40 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Biotechnology
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William Gibson was writing fiction when he predicted the internet. And as his stories bled into reality so he became one of the first to report on the real-world consequences of cyberspace's growth and development. Now, with the dust settling on the first internet revolution, comes Gibson's first collection of non-fiction - essays from the technological and cultural frontiers of this new world. These and many other pieces, collected for the first time in Distrust that Particular Flavour, are studded with revealing autobiographical fragments and map the development of Gibson's acute perceptions about modern life. Readers of Neal Stephenson, Ray Bradbury and Iain M. Banks will love this book.
“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
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- Author
- William Gibson
- Narrator
- Jeff Harding
- Duration
- 5 hours 40 minutes
- Release Date
- 22 April 2021
- ISBN
- 9781004032945
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- QUEST from W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Biotechnology
Synopsis
Distrust That Particular Flavor - an acclaimed nonfiction collection by William Gibson, bestselling author of NeuromancerWilliam Gibson was writing fiction when he predicted the internet. And as his stories bled into reality so he became one of the first to report on the real-world consequences of cyberspace's growth and development. Now, with the dust settling on the first internet revolution, comes Gibson's first collection of non-fiction - essays from the technological and cultural frontiers of this new world. These and many other pieces, collected for the first time in Distrust that Particular Flavour, are studded with revealing autobiographical fragments and map the development of Gibson's acute perceptions about modern life. Readers of Neal Stephenson, Ray Bradbury and Iain M. Banks will love this book.“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
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