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William Gibson
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Author William Gibson – inspiration to science fiction, design, academia, cyberculture and technology – reads from his 2010 novel Zero History, followed by questions from the audience in which he discusses his work and ideas.
6 Oct 2010
| Duration: | 1hour 9mins |
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Zero History
William Gibson is the bestselling author of 10 novels. His first, Neuromancer, sold more than six million copies worldwide and his books and short stories continue to reach massive audiences and win just about every award going.
He coined the term 'cyberspace' and is credited with predicting the rise of reality television and establishing the conceptual foundations for the rapid growth of virtual environments such as video games and the Web. His comment – ‘The future is already here – it’s just not evenly distributed’ – first made in 2003 continues to be used widely. He has collaborated extensively with performance artists, filmmakers and musicians and has influenced many other authors as well as design, academia, cyberculture, technology, and the film The Matrix.
His new book, Zero History, set largely in London, spookily captures the paranoia and fear of our post-Crash, late Capitalist times. A rare opportunity to see one of the world’s finest writers, someone who has had, and continues to have, huge influence in the making and understanding of the modern world.
In this event at Watershed William Gibson reads from Zero History and discusses his writing and ideas with the audience.
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RT @gistwire: Next week's #gistmag is preceded with #foigibson @showroomcinema. Discover the future from 5.45 bit.ly/
martincoles RT @graphiclunarkid: So who else is coming down to @showroomcinema for #foigibson and #gistmag this evening? - Making my way from Barry now
theatresandbox Will be at #foigibson talk at @wshed tonight. I'll be feeding in questions from twitter. Tag your questions #foigibson - thanks!
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CherylMorgan Bill here now, and reading from Zero History #foigibson
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CherylMorgan Those of you tweeting from #foigibson might like to check out @BristolCon. Nov 6: Paul Cornell, Joe Abercrombie, Al Reynolds, many others.
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saulcozens #foigibson @GreatDismal is talking about his journey from his early work and the humanisation of his characters over time
Jagusti Grateful for the #foigibson tweets from @cherylmorgan and others. skipped the live feed next door to cover for #gistmag @showroomcinema
fashpo RT @saulcozens: #foigibson @GreatDismal is talking about his journey from his early work and the humanisation of his characters over time
DonnaMHanson Excellent reading and talk from William Gibson #foigibson
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HuwHR Back from William Gibson at Festival of Ideas @wshed. Really enjoyed Q&A and mention on Omni magazine took me back #foigibson
rbrwr Back from #foigibson at @wshed - thanks for coming to Bristol @GreatDismal (and thanks for the pint @gothick)
garethlpowell Entertaining reading and talk from @GreatDismsal at the @wshed this evening. Have come away re-inspired. #foigibson
martincoles Home from #foigibson at @wshed in Bristol after an evening with @greatdismal. I am still buzzing! What a night, thanks to all involved
djelibeybi_meg RT @CherylMorgan: Those of you tweeting from #foigibson might like to check out @BristolCon. Nov 6: Paul Cornell, Joe Abercrombie, Al Reynolds, many others.
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