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Cryptonomicon

Cryptonomicon is a 1999 novel by American author Neal Stephenson, drawing thematic parallels between wartime secrecy and modern information control, emphasizing the role of information in political, military, and personal domains.

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Author
Neal Stephenson
Genre
Speculative fiction
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Avon
Dewey Decimal
813/.54 21
Language
English

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Cryptonomicon

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Avg. degree1.99
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Cryptonomicon

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related to Both storylines · 74
Cryptonomicon → Although Root, Amy, Annapolis, ANZACs, Australia, Axis, Bobby Shaftoe, Bong, Brisbane, British, British-American, Catholic, Charlene, Charlene's, China, Chinese, Described, Dodge, Doug, Douglas
related to Allusions and references from other works · 18
Cryptonomicon → An, Black Chamber, Crypt, Disco, Goto, Goto Engineering, Homa/Homer Goto, In, Jipi, Kinakuta, Manila, Paranoid Chip, Sarah Champion, Set, Stephenson's, The, The Baroque Cycle, The IDTRO
related to Title · 18
Cryptonomicon → According, America's, Begun, Brotherhood, Code, Eloi, John Wilkins, Kabala, Katherine Hayles, Lawrence Waterhouse, Lovecraft, Morlock, Necronomicon, Quicksilver, Stephenson, The, To, William Friedman
related to Genre and subject matter · 13
Cryptonomicon → Alan Turing, Albert Einstein, Douglas MacArthur, Hermann Göring, Isoroku Yamamoto, It, Karl Dönitz, Ronald Reagan, Snow Crash, Stephenson's, The Diamond Age, Van Eck, Winston Churchill
related to Technical content · 3
Cryptonomicon → Portions, Several, Van Eck
Author · 1
Cryptonomicon → Neal Stephenson
Dewey Decimal · 1
Cryptonomicon → 813/.54 21
Genre · 1
Cryptonomicon → Speculative fiction
Language · 1
Cryptonomicon → English
LC Class · 1
Cryptonomicon → PS3569.T3868 C79 1999

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CryptonomiconAuthorNeal Stephenson1.00infobox
CryptonomiconDewey Decimal813/.54 211.00infobox
CryptonomiconGenreSpeculative fiction1.00infobox
CryptonomiconLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
CryptonomiconLC ClassPS3569.T3868 C79 19991.00infobox
CryptonomiconMedia typeHardcover (first edition)1.00infobox
CryptonomiconOCLC406317851.00infobox
CryptonomiconPages918 (first edition hardcover)1.00infobox
CryptonomiconPublication date19991.00infobox
CryptonomiconPublication placeUnited States1.00infobox
CryptonomiconPublisherAvon1.00infobox
Cryptonomiconis a1999 novel by American author Neal Stephenson0.90text

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