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The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick

The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick( )
Author: Dick, Philip K.
Editor: Lethem, Jonathan
Jackson, Pamela
ISBN:978-1-299-89880-6
Publication Date:Jan 2011
Publisher:Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $21.99
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Preserved in typed and hand-written notes and journal entries, letters and story sketches, Philip K. Dick's Exegesis is the magnificent and imaginative final work of an author who dedicated his life to questioning the nature of reality and perception, the malleability of space and time, and the relationship between the human and the divine. "The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick" will make this tantalizing work available to the public for the first time. Edited and introduced by Pamela...
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Pages:515
Author Biography
Dick, Philip (Author)
Phillip Kindred Dick was an American science fiction writer best known for his psychological portrayals of characters trapped in illusory environments. Born in Chicago, Illinois, on December 16, 1928, Dick worked in radio and studied briefly at the University of California at Berkeley before embarking on his writing career. His first novel, Solar Lottery, was published in 1955.

In 1963, Dick won the Hugo Award for his novel, The Man in the High Castle. He also wrote a series of futuristic tales about artificial creatures on the loose; notable of these was Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, which was later adapted into film as Blade Runner. Dick also published several collections of short stories. He died of a stroke in Santa Ana, California, in 1982. 030



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