Cryptonomicon

What is the setting of Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson?

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There are many different locations that are settings for the action of this novel as the different characters move around the world in both war time and modern times. There are scenes in Shanghai, China during the War, where Bobby Shaftoe was stationed. Princeton University in New Jersey is the setting where Lawrence, Rudy and Alan are students. Randy and Avi live in California so there are many scenes there and at the Three Siblings Computer Center where Randy worked. There are also some scenes in Washington where Randy grew up and attended the University of Washington at Seattle. Randy and Amy travel to his grandmother's house in Whitman, Washington where Randy retrieves the information of his grandfather's time in World War II.
There are many settings in Europe during World War II. Turing works at Bletchley Park, which is the center of the Allies cryptoanalysis in the war in Europe. Lawrence Waterhouse travels around to Qwghlm, Brisbane, Manila and other places on official duty, as does Bobby Shaftoe who is assigned to places like China, North Africa, Norway, Sweden and the Philippines. Goto Dengo spends a large part of the war in the jungles of New Guinea.

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