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William Gibson
2 catalogued objects connected to William Gibson.
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Biography
Person.
William Gibson is a science-fiction writer associated with the emergence of cyberpunk. His first novel, Neuromancer (1984), won the Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick awards. It was followed by Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive, while his short fiction was collected in Burning Chrome.
His later novels include Virtual Light, Idoru, Pattern Recognition, The Peripheral and Agency. With Pattern Recognition (2003), he brought his interest in technology and culture into a contemporary setting, following a trend forecaster through the worlds of branding and online imagery.
Reviewed 2026-09-06Selected sources
- Penguin Random House — William GibsonFirst novel, awards and bibliography.
- Wiley — William GibsonCyberpunk context and Neuromancer date.
- Penguin Random House — Pattern Recognition2003 publication, contemporary setting and themes.
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PER-D63D9C9865D59D1A
Represented across objects dated 2003–2005.
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