The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch: A Novel

Philip K. Dick

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, Dec 14, 2004 - Fiction - 230 pages

In this wildly disorienting funhouse of a novel, populated by God-like--or perhaps Satanic--takeover artists and corporate psychics, Philip K. Dick explores mysteries that were once the property of St. Paul and Aquinas. His wit, compassion, and knife-edged irony make The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch moving as well as genuinely visionary.


From the Trade Paperback edition.

About the author

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.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch: A Novel
• Author: Philip K. Dick
• Edition: reprint
• Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2004
• ISBN: 1400095735, 9781400095735
• Length: 230 pages
• Subjects: Fiction / Science Fiction / General