Zero K

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gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation none
gptkbp:availableFormats ebook
hardcover
paperback
audiobook
gptkbp:awards none
gptkbp:character Katherine
Richard
Cynthia
the Old Man
gptkbp:contains social commentary
philosophical dialogues
character studies
speculative scenarios
gptkbp:criticalReception generally positive
gptkbp:discusses the meaning of life
the impact of technology on society
the future of humanity
the ethics of technology
gptkbp:followedBy The Silence
gptkbp:genre science fiction
gptkbp:hasTheme gptkb:Publishers_Weekly
gptkb:NPR
gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:Kirkus_Reviews
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Zero K
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:David_Foster_Wallace
gptkb:Philip_K._Dick
gptkb:Thomas_Pynchon
contemporary art
modern philosophy
science fiction films
gptkbp:influences postmodern literature
gptkbp:ISBN 978-1501143440
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Jeff_Lockhart
gptkbp:narrativeStyle non-linear
gptkbp:pageCount 288
gptkbp:plot examines human relationships
explores themes of immortality
questions the nature of consciousness
gptkbp:publishedIn 2016
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Scribner
gptkbp:relatedTo existentialism
futurism
transhumanism
cryonics
gptkbp:setting near-future
a cryonics facility
gptkbp:style experimental
satirical
philosophical
gptkbp:theme technology
identity
death
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Don_DeLillo