William Gibson

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human novelist science fiction writer screenwriter short story writer

William Gibson is a pioneering science fiction author best known for helping define the cyberpunk genre with works like "Neuromancer," which profoundly influenced later speculative fiction writers.

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William Gibson canonical 8

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science fiction writer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
short story writer ⓘ
activeInPeriod 21st century ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ
awardReceived Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nebula Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Philip K. Dick Award NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1948-03-17 ⓘ
familyName Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre cyberpunk ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ
givenName William ⓘ
influenced cyberpunk genre ⓘ
science fiction literature ⓘ
speculative fiction ⓘ
influencedBy J. G. Ballard NERFINISHED ⓘ
Thomas Pynchon NERFINISHED ⓘ
William S. Burroughs NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
movement cyberpunk ⓘ
name William Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ
All Tomorrow’s Parties NERFINISHED ⓘ
Burning Chrome NERFINISHED ⓘ
Count Zero NERFINISHED ⓘ
Idoru NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mona Lisa Overdrive NERFINISHED ⓘ
Neuromancer NERFINISHED ⓘ
Pattern Recognition NERFINISHED ⓘ
Spook Country NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Peripheral NERFINISHED ⓘ
Virtual Light NERFINISHED ⓘ
Zero History NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation essayist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Conway, South Carolina, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectOf television adaptation "The Peripheral" ⓘ
wrote novel "Count Zero" NERFINISHED ⓘ
novel "Mona Lisa Overdrive" NERFINISHED ⓘ
novel "Neuromancer" NERFINISHED ⓘ
novel "Pattern Recognition" NERFINISHED ⓘ
novel "The Peripheral" NERFINISHED ⓘ
short story "Burning Chrome" NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Neal Stephenson → influencedBy → William Gibson ⓘ
The Cobweb → basedOnAuthor → William Gibson ⓘ
Bruce Sterling → coAuthor → William Gibson ⓘ
Neuromancer → author → William Gibson ⓘ
Johnny Mnemonic → author → William Gibson ⓘ
subject surface form: Johnny Mnemonic (short story)
Johnny Mnemonic → authorOfOriginalWork → William Gibson ⓘ
Johnny Mnemonic → screenwriter → William Gibson ⓘ
The Peripheral → authorOfOriginalWork → William Gibson ⓘ
subject surface form: The Peripheral (TV series)