Cryptonomicon is a novel by
Neal Stephenson. Go is referred to in a scene where a character uses a
goban as a prop in a speech.
David: While I haven't read the book, only the
excerpt on the web site, I
think it's noteworthy that a private's name is "Gowicki" --
could it be a sly reference to Sensei's Library?
David: A prophecy, then. Even better!