The main characters of this science fiction, fiction story are nell, bud. Another great one by stephenson personally, i liked this book better than neal stephensons breakout and signature novel, snow crash. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The idea came to me when i saw a a mobile designed to hang above a crib, with cards that could be swapped out for more complex designs as the babys visual system developed. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Diamond is no different and has actually become my new favourite book by her, just edging in front of hetty feather and the longest whale song. Both books take place in the midst of social upheaval and both portray worlds far from perfect. The class divisions are highlighted and one sees how so many individuals lives can easily be diminished in a victorian sort of steampunk culture. Jennifer wiltsie the story of an interactive book, a young ladys illustrated primer, written by john hackworth, a nano engineer. The diamond age was a book that took me twice as long to get into as most books, and then lasted half as long as i wanted.
Some of them have to do with the nanotechnology advances that populate this world such as the matter compilers that are able to synthesize food but are controlled by the neovictorians. Set in 21st century shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a stateof the art interactive device falls into the hands of a street urchin named nell. Stephenson returns to the princess nell story throughout the diamond age, and those of us who came of age in the prebrowser version of the internet the early 90s in which the novel was. The diamond age by neal stephenson overdrive rakuten. The book contains 1 chapters, total length 1hrs 29min.
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He is the author or coauthor of more than fifteen books, including anathem, snow crash, and f. The first edition of the novel was published in february 1995, and was written by neal stephenson. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Set in 21st century shanghai, it is the story of what happens when a state. The diamond age audiobook neal stephenson hd audio books. The novel deals with themes of education, social class, ethnicity, and the nature of artificial intelligence. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 499 pages and is available in paperback format. Molecular nanotechnology is omnipresent in the novels world, generally in the form of matter compilers and the products that come out of them. The diamond age audiobook neal stephenson november 21, 2018 audiobook comments. Now, in the diamond age, he delivers another stunning tale. Oct 05, 2011 stephenson returns to the princess nell story throughout the diamond age, and those of us who came of age in the prebrowser version of the internet the early 90s in which the novel was. This, along with other questions, will be answered in this 175 minute audio book that contains conwells classic acres of diamonds message.
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A hauntingly beautiful book, the diamond age exhibits a respectable understanding of chinese culture, demonstrates in a most original fashion the indispensablity of an everpresent mother in raising a psychologically healthy child as well as the crucial importance of psychologically healthy children to the future of mankind, and provides. It is to some extent a science fiction comingof age story, focused on a young girl named nell, and set in a future world in which nanotechnology affects all aspects of life. The diamond age is set about 100 years in the future, and the title refers to the era where nanotechnology the ability to build very small machines molecule by molecule allows virtually anything to be created very cheaply, thus diamonds, a rare commodity today. The diamond age depicts a nearfuture world revolutionised by advances in nanotechnology, much as eric drexler envisioned it in his nonfiction book engines of creation 1986. The diamond age on the surface, thediamondage by nealstephenson may seem like yet another scifi story about nanotechnology, but if you dig deeper, youll find that one of the main themes of this book is education and its role in the development of a child into an adult. In many ways, the diamond age is a much more accessible book than snow crash. Buy a cheap copy of the diamond age book by neal stephenson. Dickens immediately surfaces as a point of comparison, not only because of the size of the book but because the future stephenson. Written by neal stephenson, audiobook narrated by jennifer wiltsie. The diamond age envisions the next century as brilliantly as snow crash, raved newsweek upon the arrival of this stunning novel. The diamond age on the surface, thediamondage by nealstephenson may seem like yet another scifi story about nanotechnology, but if you dig deeper, youll find that one of the main themes of this book. The young ladys illustrated primer of the subtitle is a nanotechnological marvel, an interactive book, initially the only one in existence, which falls into the hands of nell, a young girl trapped in the underclass with her.
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The diamond age envisions the next century as brilliantly as snow crash did the day after tomorrow. It is to some extent a bildungsroman or comingof age story, focused on a young girl named nell, set in a future world in which nanotechnology affects all aspects of life. Seductive, episodic fantasy about a near future where technology has created a wonderland. The diamond age is an ambitious, dickensian work of science fiction. Diamond age, the mp3 cd audiobook, mp3 audio, unabridged. Neal stephenson the diamond age audiobook 2189 views neal stephenson the diamond age audiobook or, a young ladys illustrated primer, bantam spectra book. Jan 14, 2015 diamond is no different and has actually become my new favourite book by her, just edging in front of hetty feather and the longest whale song. Nell, a little girl who grows up to become an important player in her world with the help of a magical storybook. I thought, why not create an educational book that would tell the same stories with increasing complexity as the child grew up.
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