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Go Spotting: Neal Stephenson's “Cryptonomicon”

The novel “Cryptonomicon” by Neal Stephenson "has a 2-page scene involving a go board and a rambling digression using go as a metaphor in the middle of its 1100+ pages," reports David Doshay. "Cryptography is one of the main themes of the book." Doshay warns that "this book is not for folks bothered by swearing."