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This reminds me of the Nine Billion Names of God (Clarke) https://urbigenous.net/library/nine_billion_names_of_god.html https://urbigenous.net/library/nine_bil
by cryptoz 7y ago
This reminds me of the Nine Billion Names of God (Clarke)
https://urbigenous.net/library/nine_billion_names_of_god.html https://urbigenous.net/library/nine_billion_names_of_god.htm...
- iudqnolq 7y agoI hadn't seen that before. I enjoyed it a lot. It may well be an inspiration. However, while in Clark's story finding the name of God is the end, in UNSONG that's just the beginning of their adventure...
- keiferski 7y agoBorges’ The Library of Babel works with similar ideas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Library_of_Babel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Library_of_Babel
- iudqnolq 7y agoSort of, although I think it doesn't allude to the exploitation of workers for something allegedly holy like the other two?
- keiferski 7y agoI guess. I found the Borges story infinitely richer and intellectually interesting. Kind of lends credence to the idea that Kubrick was the real genius behind 2001 (Clarke co-wrote the screenplay).