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Wednesday, September 12, 2007

more on William Gibson - because you should know his work

The 'spooky' worlds of William Gibson - CNN.com
The 'spooky' worlds of William Gibson * Story Highlights * William Gibson's new novel is "Spook Country" * Novel a story of crossroads of technology, humanity, truth, reality * Gibson coined term "cyberspace"; writer speaks with an amused wonder * Next Article in Entertainment » By Todd Leopold CNN Decrease font Decrease font Enlarge font Enlarge font (CNN) -- It's an illusion, William Gibson says. A trick. Fiction is a construct that plays with your mind, creating a world within. Gibson William Gibson's recent books take place in a murky, techno-infused present. "A high-res realism," the author calls it. "It's a trick, but I love it." That shared illusion of author and reader fascinates him. "One human being sits down and makes black marks on white paper, and somewhere on the other side of the world someone sits down and interprets black marks on white paper. ... It's an amazing thing," he says in a phone interview. "It's like the movies without the projector. It's like the movies without the screen. And it's kind of immortal in some weird way. You can sit down and get the ... experience direct from Charles Dickens." * * * * *


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Friday, September 07, 2007

No other reason than I want you to read it.



Through the Looking Glass - washingtonpost.com
Through the Looking Glass
The Post-9/11 Era Has Caught Up With William Gibson's Vision

By Joel Garreau
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 6, 2007; Page C01

Southwest Washington is an antique vision of the future. It's mid-century's idea of "progress," a never-to-be-repeated experiment in bulldozing shabby if genuine neighborhoods and replacing them with chilly high-rise modernity. To this day it struggles to present much sense of life or soul.


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