Neuromancer

Hugo AwardNebula AwardPhilip K. Dick Award

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Neuromancer

Neuromancer was the debut novel by William Gibson created in 1984. It was the first “sci-fi” novel to win a “Triple Crown”--the Nebula Award, the Philip K. Dick Award, and the Hugo Award. It is the most famous “cyberpunk” novel for the that category in the early years. It is the beginning of the Sprawl Trilogy of William Gibson. It tells about a computer hacker name Case gets hired by a unknown employer to go for a final hack.

Questions

• Which year do you think the Neuromancer is happening?

• In the novel, Japan is the main location where the story takes begins. Why did William choose Japan instead of America or any other country?

• Do you sympathize with Case? Why or why not?

William Gibson:·Born March 17, 1948·American-Canadian novelist ·“noir prophet” of the cyberpunk subgenre. ·the Sprawl Trilogy·The Difference Engine·the Bridge Trilogy ·the Blue Ant Trilogy

His official website is: http://www.williamgibsonbooks.com/

Questions

• What is the meaning behind Neuromance?

• Which novel do you find more interesting? The Time Machine or the Neuromancer?

Cyberpunk

• Cyberpunk is a postmodern and science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life." The name was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story "Cyberpunk," published in 1983. Cyberpunk plots often center on a conflict among hackers, artificial intelligences, and megacorporations, and tend to be set in a near-future Earth, rather than the far-future settings

Questions

• Why do you think Case’s mind has been “broken?”

• Why is Linda Lee important?

• What is the significance of Case’s drug addiction? Why does he need to take drugs?

• Why does a relationship begin to form between Molly and Case?