Philip K. Dick: In His Own Words

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Fragments West/Valentine Press, 1988 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 250 pages
"Philip K. Dick: In His Own Words is the late science fiction master talking about: all of his books, including VALIA, Ubik, The Man in the High Castle, to name but a few. His views on science fiction and the authors he knew. The creative process of writing his last novel, The Transmigration of Timothy Archer. His thoughts on the film Blade Runner made from his novel, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Phillip K. Dick: In His Own Words is book one of a three book series of Phillip K. Dicks's life and work by Gregg Rickman. Rickman conducted extensive interviews with Dick before his untimely death in 1982"--Back cover

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Contents

Philip K Dick and the Search for Caritas
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Dicks Heroes Lost in the Maze
16
Dicks Themes The Search for Caritas
25
Copyright

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About the author (1988)

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.

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