The Resource Gnomon : a novel, Nick Harkaway
Gnomon : a novel, Nick Harkaway
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- Summary
- "From the widely acclaimed author of The Gone-Away World and Tigerman, a virtuosic new novel and his most ambitious book yet--equal parts dark comedy, gripping detective story, and mind-bending philosophical puzzle--set in a not-too-distant-future, high-tech surveillance state. In the world of Gnomon, citizens are ceaselessly observed and democracy has reached a pinnacle of "transparency." When suspected dissident Diana Hunter dies in government custody during a routine interrogation, Mielikki Neith, a trusted state inspector, is assigned to the case. Immersing herself in neural recordings of the interrogation, she finds a panorama of characters and events that Hunter gave life to in order to forestall the investigation: a lovelorn financier in Athens who has a mystical experience with a shark; a brilliant alchemist in ancient Carthage confronting the unexpected outcome of her invention; an expat Ethiopian painter in London designing a controversial new video game. In the static between these mysterious visions, Neith begins to catch glimpses of the real Diana Hunter--and, alarmingly, of herself, the staggering consequences of which will reverberate throughout the world. Gnomon is a dazzling, panoramic achievement from one of the most original voices in contemporary fiction"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 661 pages
- Isbn
- 9781524732080
- Label
- Gnomon : a novel
- Title
- Gnomon
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Nick Harkaway
- Subject
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- trueAttitude change
- trueAuthors
- Black humor
- trueConformity
- Detective and mystery fiction
- trueDissenters
- Dystopian fiction
- trueDystopias
- Dystopias -- Fiction
- trueGovernment investigators
- Government investigators -- Fiction
- Government, Resistance to -- Fiction
- trueMurder investigation
- trueNear future
- Science fiction
- trueSubversive activities
- trueSurveillance
- Telepathy -- Fiction
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "From the widely acclaimed author of The Gone-Away World and Tigerman, a virtuosic new novel and his most ambitious book yet--equal parts dark comedy, gripping detective story, and mind-bending philosophical puzzle--set in a not-too-distant-future, high-tech surveillance state. In the world of Gnomon, citizens are ceaselessly observed and democracy has reached a pinnacle of "transparency." When suspected dissident Diana Hunter dies in government custody during a routine interrogation, Mielikki Neith, a trusted state inspector, is assigned to the case. Immersing herself in neural recordings of the interrogation, she finds a panorama of characters and events that Hunter gave life to in order to forestall the investigation: a lovelorn financier in Athens who has a mystical experience with a shark; a brilliant alchemist in ancient Carthage confronting the unexpected outcome of her invention; an expat Ethiopian painter in London designing a controversial new video game. In the static between these mysterious visions, Neith begins to catch glimpses of the real Diana Hunter--and, alarmingly, of herself, the staggering consequences of which will reverberate throughout the world. Gnomon is a dazzling, panoramic achievement from one of the most original voices in contemporary fiction"--
- Award
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2018.
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10616302
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1972-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Harkaway, Nick
- Dewey number
- 823/.92
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PR6108.A737
- LC item number
- G59 2018
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Government investigators
- Government, Resistance to
- Telepathy
- Dystopias
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- Gnomon : a novel, Nick Harkaway
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 661 pages
- Isbn
- 9781524732080
- Lccn
- 2017039289
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- 983650280
- (OCoLC)983650280
- Label
- Gnomon : a novel, Nick Harkaway
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First American edition.
- Extent
- 661 pages
- Isbn
- 9781524732080
- Lccn
- 2017039289
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- 983650280
- (OCoLC)983650280
Subject
- trueAttitude change
- trueAuthors
- Black humor
- trueConformity
- Detective and mystery fiction
- trueDissenters
- Dystopian fiction
- trueDystopias
- Dystopias -- Fiction
- trueGovernment investigators
- Government investigators -- Fiction
- Government, Resistance to -- Fiction
- trueMurder investigation
- trueNear future
- Science fiction
- trueSubversive activities
- trueSurveillance
- Telepathy -- Fiction
Genre
Included in
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 2018
- trueFor Fans of Lovecraft Country
- trueFor Fans of 1984
- trueDystopian Days
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
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