Machine Man

作者 Max Barry著
出版社 Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
出版时间 2011年8月
ISBN 9780307476890
定价 119.30

内容简介

ScientistCharlesNeumannlosesaleginanindustrialaccident.It'snotatragedy.It'sanopportunity.Charliealwaysthoughthisbodycouldbebetter.Hebeginstoexploreafewideas.Tobuildparts.Betterparts.ProsthetistLolaShankslovesagoodartificiallimb.InCharlie,sheseesamanonhiswaytobecomingartificialeverything.Butothersseeamadman.Oraproduct.Oraweapon.Astoryfortheageofpervasivetechnology,MachineManisagruesomelyfunnyunravelingofoneman'squestforultimateself-improvement.

作者简介

MaxBarrybeganremovingpartsatanearlyage.In1999,hesuccessfullyexcisedasteadyjobattechgiantHPinordertoupgradetothemorecompatiblealternativeofmanufacturingfiction.Whileproducingthreenovels,hedevelopedtheonlinenationsimulationgameNationStates,aswellascontributingtovariousopensourcesoftwareprojectsanddevelopingreligiousviewsonoperatingsystems.Hedidnotleavethehousemuch.ForMachineMan,MaxwroteawebsitetodeliverpagesoffictiontoreadersviaemailandRSS.HelivesinMelbourne,Australia,withhiswifeandtwodaughters,andis38yearsold.Heusesvi.,,

丛书

Vintage Contemporaries Original

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