The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer
499 pages
|Published: 1 Feb 1995
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ISBN: 9780553380965
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Spectra
Publication date: 2 May 2000
Description
The Diamond Age: Or, a Young Lady's Illustrated Primer is a postcyberpunk novel by Neal Stephenson. It is to some extent a science fiction coming-of-age story, focused on a young girl named Nell, and set in a future world in which nanotechnology affects all aspects of life. The novel deals with themes of education, social class, ethnicity, and the nature of artificial intelligence.
