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Philip K. Dick was an American speculative fiction novelist and short-story writer.
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Fast Facts
- Given Name: Philip Kindred Dick
- Born: December 16, 1928
- Birthplace: Chicago, IL, Illinois
- Died: March 2, 1982
- Literary Genres: Science Fiction, Fantasy, Alternate History
- Awards: 1 Hugo Awards, 1 John W. Campbell Memorial Award
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While recognized as a genius of science fiction, only after his death was he appreciated by the mainstream literary world. Though universally acclaimed for dark, edgy novels like A_Scanner_Darkly and The Man in the High Castle, he has long been considered a cult author. Since his death in 1982, shortly before the film Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep and the best-known adaptation of his work) was released, his fame has steadily increased. -
Notable Works
- The Man in the High Castle
- Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said
- The Transmigration of Timothy Archer
- A Scanner Darkly
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RT @kmetaxas: Just finished "Ubik" by Philip K. Dick. What a ride!
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"If God can do anything can he create a ditch so wide he can't jump across?" - Horse-lover Fat, from Valis by Philip K. Dick
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Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. ~Philip K. Dick http://bit.ly/1DXGYg
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i want a copy of "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick - $28.00
Philip K. Dick was a master of science fiction, but he was also a writer whose work transcended genre to examine the nature of reality and what it means to be human. A writer of great complexity and subtle humor, his work belongs on the she...
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His religions, psychoses, divorces, and drug use aside, Philip K. Dick changed the face of American science fiction with his mind-bending writing. There may be readers who have only heard of him as the mind behind Blade Runner ...
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Philip K. Dick may be science fiction's greatest writer ever. His writing and ideas on reality, humanity and technology blend West Coast Utopianism, counter-culture paranoia and mystical experience. His work has been adapted into films incl...
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In the future, an authoritarian government is battling the uprising of The First Church. One man, Conger, must be sent back in time to around 1960. Conger's mission: Assassinate the man who is the founder of The Church. A man hidden in the ...
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Philip K. Dick: Five Novels of the 1960s & 70s - $40.00
Jonathan Lethem, editor "The most outré science fiction writer of the 20th century has finally entered the canon," exclaimed Wired Magazine upon The Library of America's May 2007 publication of Philip K. Dick: Four No...
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Philip K Dick Personal Timeline
- December 16, 1928: Born in Chicago, Illinois
- 1929: Fraternal twin sister dies
- 1947: Graduates from high school in Berkeley, California along with fellow sci-fi writer Ursula Le Guin
- 1952: Sells first short story
- 1955: Visited by the FBI for suspected left-wing activities
- 1963: Wins Hugo Award
- 1974: Begins experiencing religious visions
- March 2, 1982: Dies
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Philip K Dick Publications Timeline
- Wikipedia: Philip K. Dick Bibliography
- 1962: The Man in the High Castle
- 1965: Dr. Bloodmoney | The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
- 1968: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
- 1969: Ubik
- 1974: Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said
- 1975: Confessions of a Crap Artist
- 1977: A Scanner Darkly
- 1981: VALIS
- 1982: The Transmigration of Timothy Archer
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