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The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. – Neal Stephenson, Nicole Galland

In a special daytime event co-authors Neal Stephenson (“Anathem”, “Seveneves”) and
 Nicole Galland (“The Fool’s Tale”) discuss their novel “The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.” with Long Now’s Alexander Rose on the day after it was released. It’s a book that features ancient texts,
 19th century technology, time travel, 
a language expert protagonist, and magic. Perfect for a Long Now talk.
Neal Stephenson: http://nealstephenson.com is the bestselling author of more than a dozen novels including “Snow Crash”: https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Crash-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0553380958/, ” Anathem”: https://www.amazon.com/Anathem-Neal-Stephenson-ebook/dp/B0015DPXKI/, “Seveneves”: https://www.amazon.com/Seveneves-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0062334514/, and “”The Baroque Cycle””: https://www.amazon.com/Baroque-Cycle-Quicksilver-Confusion-System-ebook/dp/B00KVIBWPI/. He spoke in Long Now’s SALT series in 02008: http://longnow.org/seminars/02008/sep/09/anathem-book-launch-event/ and at The Interval at Long Now in 02015: https://theinterval.org/salon-talks/02015/may/21/seveneves-interval-reading-and-signing (on the release of “Seveneves”: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LZWV8JO/). He lives in Seattle, WA.
Nicole Galland: https://www.nicolegalland.com/ has written six previous novels, most recently “Stepdog”: https://www.amazon.com/Stepdog-Novel-Nicole-Galland/dp/0062369474/; others include “The Fool’s Tale”: https://www.amazon.com/Fools-Tale-Novel-Nicole-Galland/dp/0060721510/””; “I, Iago: https://www.amazon.com/I-Iago-Novel-Nicole-Galland/dp/0062026879;” and “Godiva”: https://www.amazon.com/Godiva-Novel-Nicole-Galland/dp/0062026887/. She previously collaborated with Neal Stephenson on “The Mongoliad Cycle”: https://www.amazon.com/Mongoliad-Cycle-Neal-Stephenson/dp/1612182364/. Galland spent time in the Bay Area studying at UC Berkeley and as dramaturg for Berkeley Repertory Theatre. She lives in Martha’s Vineyard, MA.

“The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.” was given on June 14, 02017 as part of The Long Now Foundation’s “Conversations at The Interval” Salon Talks. These hour long talks are recorded live at The Interval, our bar, cafe, & museum in San Francisco. Since 02014 this series has presented artists, authors, entrepreneurs, scientists (and more) taking a long-term perspective on subjects like art, design, history, nature, technology, and time. To follow the talks, you can:

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