Gnomon : a novel /

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Harkaway, Nick, 1972- author.
Edition:First American edition.
Imprint:New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2017.
Description:661 pages ; 25 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11374008
Hidden Bibliographic Details
ISBN:9781524732080
1524732087
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"--

MARC

LEADER 00000cam a2200000 i 4500
001 11374008
003 ICU
005 20180212131555.4
008 170912s2018 nyu 000 1 eng
010 |a 2017039289 
019 |a 983089386  |a 983339688  |a 1019743831 
020 |a 9781524732080  |q (hardcover) 
020 |a 1524732087 
035 |a (OCoLC)983650280  |z (OCoLC)983089386  |z (OCoLC)983339688  |z (OCoLC)1019743831 
040 |a DLC  |b eng  |e rda  |c DLC  |d YDX  |d D8D  |d FBP  |d IK2  |d OCLCF  |d FMF  |d DLC 
042 |a pcc 
050 0 0 |a PR6108.A737  |b G59 2017 
082 0 0 |a 823/.92  |2 23 
084 |a FIC031000  |a FIC028000  |2 bisacsh 
100 1 |a Harkaway, Nick,  |d 1972-  |e author.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2008014706  |1 http://viaf.org/viaf/36384675 
245 1 0 |a Gnomon :  |b a novel /  |c Nick Harkaway. 
250 |a First American edition. 
264 1 |a New York :  |b Alfred A. Knopf,  |c 2017. 
300 |a 661 pages ;  |c 25 cm 
336 |a text  |b txt  |2 rdacontent  |0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/contentTypes/txt 
337 |a unmediated  |b n  |2 rdamedia  |0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/mediaTypes/n 
338 |a volume  |b nc  |2 rdacarrier  |0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/carriers/nc 
520 |a "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"--  |c Provided by publisher. 
650 7 |a FICTION / Thrillers.  |2 bisacsh 
650 7 |a FICTION / Science Fiction / General.  |2 bisacsh 
650 0 |a Government investigators  |v Fiction.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008105359 
650 0 |a Government, Resistance to  |v Fiction. 
650 0 |a Telepathy  |v Fiction.  |0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008112698 
650 7 |a Government investigators.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst00945386 
650 7 |a Government, Resistance to.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst00945663 
650 7 |a Telepathy.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01146228 
650 4 |a SCIENCE FICTION. 
655 7 |a Black humor (Literature)  |2 gsafd 
655 7 |a Science fiction.  |2 gsafd 
655 7 |a Mystery fiction.  |2 gsafd 
655 7 |a Dystopias.  |2 gsafd 
655 7 |a Detective and mystery fiction.  |2 lcgft 
655 7 |a Dystopian fiction.  |2 lcgft 
655 7 |a Science fiction.  |2 lcgft 
655 7 |a Black humor.  |2 lcgft 
655 7 |a Black humor.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01726518 
655 7 |a Dystopian fiction.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01921637 
655 7 |a Fiction.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01423787 
655 7 |a Science fiction.  |2 fast  |0 (OCoLC)fst01726489 
903 |a HeVa 
929 |a cat 
999 f f |i 514375b7-7009-50ac-b520-64edc9e15c72  |s 5559ecd7-bf81-566f-9ec2-ddb7803ccc61 
928 |t Library of Congress classification  |a PR6108.A737G59 2017  |l JRL  |c JRL-Gen  |i 10658540 
927 |t Library of Congress classification  |a PR6108.A737G59 2017  |l JRL  |c JRL-Gen  |e CL2K  |b 114188065  |i 9882481