The Diamond Age cover

The Diamond Age

Neal Stephenson

536 pages

About this book

The story of an engineer who creates a device to raise a girl capable of thinking for herself reveals what happens when a young girl of the poor underclass obtains the device.

Themes
Philosophy & Big IdeasThought-ProvokingEpic & AdventurousWho Am I?Education as liberationTechnology shaping identityClass stratificationThe power of narrative
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