OT: Vance Autobiography

Jeff Wilson · 19 Dec 2008, 15:30 · from 2008-December.txt.gz

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From: jwilson at io.com (Jeff Wilson)
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 09:30:57 -0600
Subject: (urth) OT: Vance Autobiography
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Dave Tallman wrote:
  >  From this list, I started reading some Stephenson. I loved "The 
Diamond
> Age" and "Anathem" -- both have strong techno-nerd plots that lead into 
> esoteric mysteries by the end. He also has a weird sense of humor that 
> sometimes works for me and sometimes not. I tried to start "Snow Crash" 
> but found it too absurd. A protagonist named Protagonist? No way.

"Hiro Protagonist" is self-referential pseudonym that is also his brand 
name, and is part of his strategy to minimize identify theft.

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Jeff Wilson - jwilson at io.com
< http://www.io.com/~jwilson >

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