Big if
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Author
Published
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2002].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9780393051162 (hardcover), 0393051161 (hardcover)
Physical Desc
315 pages ; 24 cm
Status
Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Conway Public Library - Adult Section | F Coste, M. | On Shelf |
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Published
New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2002].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9780393051162 (hardcover), 0393051161 (hardcover)
Notes
Description
It's winter in New Hampshire, the economy is booming, the vice president is running for president, and his Secret Service people are very, very tense. Meet Vi Asplund, a young Secret Service agent mourning her dead father. She goes home to New Hampshire to see her brother Jens, a computer genius who just might be going mad -- and is poised to make a fortune on Big If, a viciously nihilistic computer game aimed at teenagers. Vi's America, as she sees it in the crowds, in her brother, and in her fellow agents, is affluent, anxious, and abuzz with vague fantasies of violence. Through a gallery of vivid characters -- heroic, ignoble, or desperate -- Mark Costello's hilarious novel limns the strategies, both sound and absurd, that we conjure to survive in daily life.
Awards
Finalist, National Book Award.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Costello, M. (2002). Big if (First edition.). W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Costello, Mark, 1936-. 2002. Big If. W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Costello, Mark, 1936-. Big If W. W. Norton & Company, 2002.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Costello, Mark. Big If First edition., W. W. Norton & Company, 2002.
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