Snow Crash
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Snow Crash
Summary
Snow Crash is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,910 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Snow Crash authored Neal Stephenson[3].
- Snow Crash received the Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel[4].
- Snow Crash received the NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5].
- Snow Crash received the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[6].
- Snow Crash's instance of is recorded as literary work[7].
- Snow Crash's genre is cyberpunk[8].
- Snow Crash's genre is postcyberpunk[9].
- Snow Crash's genre is science fiction[10].
- Snow Crash's genre is postmodern fiction[11].
- Snow Crash followed Zodiac[12].
- Snow Crash was followed by The Diamond Age[13].
- Snow Crash's language of work or name is recorded as English[14].
- Snow Crash's country of origin is recorded as United States[15].
- Snow Crash was released on June 1992[16].
- Snow Crash's has edition or translation is recorded as Snow Crash[17].
- Snow Crash's has edition or translation is recorded as Snow Crash[18].
- Snow Crash's has edition or translation is recorded as Snow Crash[19].
- Snow Crash's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137531088[20].
- Snow Crash's has edition or translation is recorded as Q137779657[21].
- Snow Crash's narrative location is recorded as Los Angeles[22].
- Snow Crash's narrative location is recorded as Alaska[23].
- Snow Crash's main subject is neurolinguistics[24].
- Snow Crash's main subject is anarcho-capitalism[25].
- Snow Crash's main subject is Sumerian[26].
- Snow Crash's main subject is mysticism[27].
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Body
Authorship and Creation
Snow Crash authored Neal Stephenson[3].
Publication
Snow Crash was released on June 1992[16]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[14]. Genres include cyberpunk[8], postcyberpunk[9], science fiction[10], and postmodern fiction[11].
Subject and Themes
Main subjects include neurolinguistics[24], anarcho-capitalism[25], Sumerian[26], mysticism[27], metaverse[30], and cyberpunk[31].
Reception
Awards received include Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel[4], a speculative fiction award[32], in Spain[33], founded in 1994[34]; NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5]; and Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[6].
Adaptations and Inspiration
Snow Crash followed Zodiac[12]. It was followed by The Diamond Age[13].
Cultural Impact
Things named for Snow Crash include Blaxxun[35], a business[36], in United States[37], founded in 1995[38], headquartered in San Francisco[39].
Why It Matters
Snow Crash ranks in the top 1% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,910 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[40]
Entities named for it include Blaxxun[35], a business[36], in United States[37], founded in 1995[38], headquartered in San Francisco[39].
FAQs
What awards did Snow Crash receive?
Honors received include Ignotus Award for Best Foreign Novel[4], NPR Top 100 Science Fiction and Fantasy Books[5], and Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel[6].