Dan Simmons
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| - | A '''postliterate society''' is a hypothetical society wherein [[multimedia]] technology has advanced to the point where [[literacy]], the ability to read written words, is no longer necessary. Many advanced science-fiction societies are postliterate, for example in [[Dan Simmons]]' 2003 novel ''[[Ilium (novel)|Ilium]]''. | + | '''Dan Simmons''' (born April 4, 1948 in [[Peoria, Illinois|Peoria]], [[Illinois]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[author]] most widely known for his [[Hugo Award]]-winning science fiction series, known as the [[Hyperion Cantos]], and for his [[Locus Awards|Locus]]-winning [[Ilium/Olympos]] cycle. |
| - | Postliterate is markedly different from preliterate. A preliterate society has not yet discovered how to read and write; a postliterate society has replaced the written word with an electronic oral culture, or some other means of communication. All information is either transmitted via sound or some other, more complex means. Postliteracy is sometimes considered a sign that a society is approaching the [[technological singularity]]. | + | He spans genres such as [[science fiction]], [[Horror fiction|horror]] and [[fantasy]], sometimes within the same novel: a typical example of Simmons' ability to intermingle genres is ''[[Song of Kali]]'' (1985), winner of [[World Fantasy Award]]. |
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| - | In a postliterate society people can read words, but choose not to. They generally receive information in a visual form instead of a verbal form. | + | |
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| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | *[[Asemic writing]] | + | |
| - | *[[Film]] | + | |
| - | *[[Multimedia literacy]] | + | |
| - | *[[Oral history]] | + | |
| - | *[[Radio]] | + | |
| - | *[[Television studies]] | + | |
| - | *[[Transliteracy]] | + | |
| - | *[[Visual literacy]] | + | |
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Dan Simmons (born April 4, 1948 in Peoria, Illinois) is an American author most widely known for his Hugo Award-winning science fiction series, known as the Hyperion Cantos, and for his Locus-winning Ilium/Olympos cycle.
He spans genres such as science fiction, horror and fantasy, sometimes within the same novel: a typical example of Simmons' ability to intermingle genres is Song of Kali (1985), winner of World Fantasy Award.
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