Cryptonomicon (Shortlisted For Arthur C. Clarke Award 2000)
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9780099410676
Description:
Neal Stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men, decrypting with dazzling virtuosity the forces that have shaped the past century. Weaving together the cracking of the Axis codes during WWII and the quest to establish a free South East Asian 'data haven' for digital information in the present, Cryptonomicon explores themes of power,...
Neal Stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men, decrypting with dazzling virtuosity the forces that have shaped the past century. Weaving together the cracking of the Axis codes during WWII and the quest to establish a free South East Asian 'data haven' for digital information in the present, Cryptonomicon explores themes of power,...
Description:
Neal Stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men, decrypting with dazzling virtuosity the forces that have shaped the past century. Weaving together the cracking of the Axis codes during WWII and the quest to establish a free South East Asian 'data haven' for digital information in the present, Cryptonomicon explores themes of power, information, secrecy and war in the twentieth century in a gripping and page-turning thriller.
Prizes:
Shortlisted for Arthur C. Clarke Award 2000.
Author Biography:
Neal Stephenson is the author of six novels and co-author (with Frederick George) of two more. He lives in Seattle.
Neal Stephenson hacks into the secret histories of nations and the private obsessions of men, decrypting with dazzling virtuosity the forces that have shaped the past century. Weaving together the cracking of the Axis codes during WWII and the quest to establish a free South East Asian 'data haven' for digital information in the present, Cryptonomicon explores themes of power, information, secrecy and war in the twentieth century in a gripping and page-turning thriller.
Prizes:
Shortlisted for Arthur C. Clarke Award 2000.
Author Biography:
Neal Stephenson is the author of six novels and co-author (with Frederick George) of two more. He lives in Seattle.
| Autor | Stephenson, Neal |
|---|---|
| Ilmumisaeg | 2000 |
| Kirjastus | Cornerstone |
| Köide | Pehmekaaneline |
| Bestseller | Ei |
| Lehekülgede arv | 918 |
| Pikkus | 199 |
| Laius | 199 |
| Keel | English |
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