![]() ![]() Hiro is the quintessential hacker and slacker. He is presented as born in the early 1970s at the time of the story he is in his mid-thirties. The main character has adopted the witty, if obvious, name of Hiro Protagonist. One attribute that gives the new edition a certain frisson is that, while no exact date is given for the novel’s action, the rough ages and birthdates for certain of the major characters peg the time frame as being the early years of the new millennium – in other words, now. In the interest of candor, I cannot claim to be among the cohort of intense fans, and have just read Snow Crash for the first time (in its uncorrected pre-publication form) for this essay. This treatment bespeaks the elevated status both author and book hold for a certain audience. ![]() Originally published in 1995, written (presumably) in the late ’80s and early ’90s, Snow Crash is being republished in a variety of formats and editions, including a signed and numbered limited edition hardcover run of 500. ![]()
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