In the book, the analog of Pythagoras is Adrakhones, and many, many others are mentioned. For the first six pages, I was kind of annoyed because Stephenson seemed to be making up new words like Saunt for Saint or upsight for insight. But the real problem is the names of the philosophers.

Visit the community portal and its talk page. Anathem is set on a planet called Arbre, where the protagonist, Erasmas, is among a cohort of secluded scientists, philosophers and mathematicians who are called upon to save the world from impending catastrophe. Largely, this is a difference in jargon, which is almost immediately labeled arbitrary at the beginning of the book.

Building an extended summary of Anathem,.This wiki contains 316 articles since September 9, 2008.Ĭontents ( view all pages) Anathem About the Novel.This wiki exists to document these references, and other information related to the novel, for those unfamiliar with all of topics. Anathem, the latest invention by the New York Times bestselling author of Cryptonomicon and The Baroque Cycle, is a magnificent creation: a work of great scope, intelligence, and imagination that ushers readers into a recognizableyet strangely invertedworld.The novel involves numerous ideas in physics, cosmology and philosophy as well as social commentary, mixed in with science fiction concepts and an adventure as the main characters cope with their own world and try to understand a great secret that will change everything. Anathem is a novel of speculative fiction set on a world where scholars live apart from the rest of society at a time when great events are breaking down traditional barriers.

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