William Gibson
Subtitle: a literary companion
By: Tom Henthorne
Series: McFarland literary companions -- 12; McFarland literary companions -- 12.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 168
ISBN-13: 9780786461516
Subjects: American Science fiction; History and criticism; Handbooks, manuals
Description: "William Gibson, founding father of cyberpunk, is one of today's most popular science fiction writers. This companion provides literary and cultural context from Gibson's first short story, "Fragments of a Hologram Rose" (1977), to his seminal cyberpunk classic Neuromancer (1984), to his best-selling novel Zero History (2010), and commentary on Gibson's subjects, themes, and approaches"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: Chronology of Gibson's life and works; title: William Gibson: a literary companion; title: Glossary; title: Appendix A: timeline of technological developments; title: Appendix B: writing and research topics.