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Gather Yourselves Together

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012 - Fiction - 377 pages

Gather Yourselves Together is one of Philip K. Dick’s earliest novels, written when he was just twenty-four years old. It tells the story of three Americans left behind in China by their employer, biding their time as the Communists advance. As they while away the days, both the young and naïve Carl Fitter and the older and worldly Verne Tildon vie for the affections of Barbara Mahler, a woman who may not be so tough-as-nails as she acts. But Carl’s innocence and Verne’s boorishness could end up driving Barbara away from both.

  

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User Review  - Doug - Goodreads

Very much unlike Philip Dick's other content, as it deals with more of an "alternate present" than a future or future concerns. Very much rooted in the mundane, heavily reliant on flashback which is difficult to piece together at times. Much more a poetic read than other work. Read full review

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User Review  - Earl Biringer - Goodreads

Somewhere in here there is actually a good book wanting to come out. GYT operates on several different allogorical levels - Dick's own lfe, the state of global economics circa 950, man's fall from ... Read full review

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Back Matter
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About the author (2012)

Phillip Kindred Dick is an American science fiction writer best known for his psychological portrayals of characters trapped in illusory environments. Born in Chicago, Illinois, in 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 1962, 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 in Santa Ana, California, in 1982.

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