"Johnny Mnemonic"
| Title | "Johnny Mnemonic" |
| Year for Search | 1981 |
| Authors | Gibson, William [Ford](b. 1948) |
| Secondary Title | Omni |
| Volume / Edition | 3.8 |
| Pagination | 56-58, 60-63, 98-99 |
| Date Published | May 1981 |
| Keywords | Canadian author, Male author, US author |
| Annotation | Early cyberpunk dystopia. See 1995 Gibson for a screenplay version and 1995 Bisson for a novel based on the story. |
| Additional Publishers | Rpt. in The Best of Omni No. 6 (New York: Omni Publications, 1983), 16-22; The Second Omni Book of Science Fiction. Ed. Ellen [Sue] Datlow (New York: Zebra Books, nd), 355-79; and in his Burning Chrome (London: Victor Gollancz, 1986), 6-27. Rpt. London: Grafton, 1988), 14-36. U.S. ed. (New York: Arbor House, 1987), 6-27. |
| Info Notes | A film was made in 1995 directed by Robert Longo (b. 1953) with the screenplay by Gibson. The screenplay was published together with the original story as Johnny Mnemonic. New York: Ace Books, 1995. See 1995 Bisson for a novel based on the story. |
| Holding Institutions | Can, MoU-St, PSt |
| Author Note | The author (b. 1948) was born in the U.S. and moved to Canada in 1967. |
| Full Text | 1981 Gibson, William [Ford] (b. 1948). “Johnny Mnemonic.” Omni 3.8 (May 1981): 56-58, 60-63, 98-99. Rpt. in The Best of Omni No. 6 (New York: Omni Publications, 1983), 16-22; The Second Omni Book of Science Fiction. Ed. Ellen [Sue] Datlow (New York: Zebra Books, nd), 355-79; and in his Burning Chrome (London: Victor Gollancz, 1986), 6-27. Rpt. London: Grafton, 1988), 14-36. U.S. ed. (New York: Arbor House, 1987), 6-27. A film was made in 1995 directed by Robert Longo (b. 1953) with the screenplay by Gibson. The screenplay was published together with the original story as Johnny Mnemonic. New York: Ace Books, 1995. Can, MoU-St, PSt Early cyberpunk dystopia. See 1995 Bisson for a novel based on the story. The author was born in the U.S. and moved to Canada in 1967. |
