Futurists & Big-Picture Thinkers
Snow Crash
Neal Stephenson · 1992 · Bantam Books
A cyberpunk novel following hacker and pizza courier Hiro Protagonist as he investigates a threat affecting people in the Metaverse and the physical world, with connections to ancient Sumerian language. Fiction, not nonfiction.
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Summary
In a future where corporations and private enclaves have displaced much of government, Hiro Protagonist divides his time between delivering pizza and hacking in a virtual world called the Metaverse. He and courier Y.T. investigate Snow Crash, a threat that crosses between virtual and physical life. The story connects language, religion, information, and power through a mystery involving ancient Sumerian culture.
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About the author
Neal Stephenson
Neal Stephenson is a novelist whose works include Snow Crash, The Diamond Age, Cryptonomicon, and Seveneves.
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