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Anathem

Anathem is a science fiction novel by American writer Neal Stephenson, published in 2008. Major themes include the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics and the philosophical debate between Platonic realism and nominalism.

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Author
Neal Stephenson
Genre
Science fiction
Publication date
September 9, 2008
Publisher
William Morrow and Company
Awards
Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2009)
Dewey Decimal
813/.54 22

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Anathem

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Triples108
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related to Characters · 38
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related to Production · 21
Anathem → Arbre, CD Baby, Clock, David Stutz, Each, English, Greek, In, IOLET, Jeremy Bornstein, Latin, Long Now, Long Now Foundation, Music, Orth, Stephenson, Stephenson's, The, The Clock, To
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Anathem → Arbre, Concent, Erasmas, Fraa Erasmas, Fraa Jad, Fraa Orolo, His, Inquisition, Millenarian, Millenarian Maths, Orolo, Orolo's, Saunt Edhar, Shortly, Sæcular, Sæcular Power, The, Thousands
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Anathem → Andrew Leonard, David Itzkoff, Google-it, His, Michael Dirda, Mr, On Salon, Paul Boutin, Stephenson's, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post
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Anathem → Google, September, Stephenson's, Worlds Without EndStephenson
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Anathem → mathic ritual by which one is expelled from the mathic world, science fiction novel by American writer Neal Stephenson
Author · 1
Anathem → Neal Stephenson
Awards · 1
Anathem → Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2009)
Dewey Decimal · 1
Anathem → 813/.54 22
Genre · 1
Anathem → Science fiction

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AnathemAuthorNeal Stephenson1.00infobox
AnathemAwardsLocus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (2009)1.00infobox
AnathemDewey Decimal813/.54 221.00infobox
AnathemGenreScience fiction1.00infobox
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AnathemLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
AnathemLC ClassPS3569.T3868 A53 20081.00infobox
AnathemMedia typePrint (hardback)1.00infobox
AnathemOCLC1919303361.00infobox
AnathemPages9371.00infobox
AnathemPublication dateSeptember 9, 20081.00infobox
AnathemPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
AnathemPublisherWilliam Morrow and Company1.00infobox
Anathemis ascience fiction novel by American writer Neal Stephenson0.90text
Anathemis amathic ritual by which one is expelled from the mathic world0.90text

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