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The Big U

by Neal Stephenson

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Publisher Comments:

The New York Times Book Review called Neal Stephenson's most recent novel "electrifying" and "hilarious".  but if you want to know Stephenson was doing twenty years before he wrote the epic Cryptonomicon, it's back-to-school time. Back to The Big U, that is, a hilarious send-up of American college life starring after years our of print, The Big U is required reading for anyone interested in the early work of this singular writer.

Review:

"Satire is Stephenson's major." (--Los Angeles Times Book Review)

Review:

"An entertaining and sometimes murderous satire on campus life." (--New York Times Book Review)

Synopsis:

Stephenson's first novel is now back in print. With a plot that meanders through academic catch-22s; massive, sonic stereo wars; neon-worshiping cults; and a campus-wide civil war, this scathing send-up of American college life presages the rise and fall of one of the most imaginative novelists writing today.
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About the Author

Neal Stephenson is the author of seven previous novels. He lives in Seattle, Washington.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780380816033
Author:
Stephenson, Neal
Publisher:
Harper Perennial
Author:
Stephenson, Neal
Author:
by Neal Stephenson
Location:
New York
Subject:
Humorous Stories
Subject:
Humorous
Subject:
Terrorism
Subject:
Universities and colleges
Subject:
College students
Subject:
Humorous fiction
Subject:
College stories.
Subject:
General Fiction
Copyright:
1984
Series Volume:
8.
Publication Date:
February 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
8.02x5.40x.77 in. .57 lbs.
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