The Diamond Age
- Authors
- Stephenson, Neal
- Publisher
- Spectra
- Tags
- shanghai (china) , science fiction - high tech , science fiction - general , technology & engineering , science fiction , fiction , fantasy , fiction - science fiction , young women , revolutions , high tech , american , nanotechnology & mems , american science fiction and fantasy , general , nanotechnology , street children , quests (expeditions)
- ISBN
- 9780553380965
- Date
- 1995-02-01T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 0.57 MB
- Lang
- en
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.