February 27, 2003
Pattern Recognition: new book by William Gibson
Salon.com Technology | Nodal point: New SciFi
One of the more brilliant modern SciFi authors has published a new book, "Pattern Recognition", concerning the post-9/11 apocalyptic mindset. Gibson is author of many well-known books (if not by title, by idea / concept / screenplay) such as Neuromancer, Johnny Mnemonic, Idoru, and Virtual Light.
More info on Pattern Recognition and an excerpt.
Info on his website and interesting entries from the author himself on his Blog.
His latest work (which I've yet to read -- but it's now on the list) is noted here:
"Without any metafictional grandstanding, Gibson nails the texture of internet culture: how it feels to be close to someone you know only as a voice in a chat room, or to fret about someone spying on your browser's list of sites visited. ...Pattern Recognition is Gibson's most complex, mature gloss on the artist's relationship to our ever more commercialized globe."
-The New York Times
Enjoy!
Posted by answerguru at February 27, 2003 12:48 PM