166:, players work in a factory making widgets; they may spend points to learn that the factory belongs to Nazi Germany and that they can stop making the widgets. The fictional designer describes it as "about being complicit". In a Washington Post article regarding these tweets, Todd Doughty, Knopf Doubledayâs senior vice president for publicity and communications, replied: ââTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrowâ is a work of fiction and when crafting a novel, every author draws from the world around them. As Gabrielle Zevin publicly stated in last yearâs âWiredâ interview, Brenda Romeroâs undistributed board game, âTrain,â which Zevin has never played but was aware of, served as one point of inspiration among many for the novel, including books, plays, video games, visual art and locales. The entire world, characters and themes of âTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrowâ are solely Zevinâs fictional creation and the only games listed in the authorâs acknowledgments are video games. Again, âTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrowâ is a novel and not an academic or nonfiction text containing indexes, notes, or works cited. Knopf stands behind Gabrielle Zevin and her work.â
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