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PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100544040546

ISBN-139780544040540

eBay Product ID (ePID)143575775

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Book TitleSelected Stories of Philip K. Dick

Number of Pages480 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicShort Stories (Single Author), Science Fiction / Collections & Anthologies, Essays, Science Fiction / General

Publication Year2013

GenreFiction, Literary Collections

AuthorPhilip K. Dick

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.6 in

Item Weight22 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2012-039061

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"A brilliant, idiosyncratic, formidably intelligent writer . . . Dick illuminates. He casts light. He gives off a radiance." -- Washington Post "A terrific cross-section of Dick's shorter fiction . . . essential for new fans." -- The Onion A.V. Club, "A brilliant, idiosyncratic, formidably intelligent writer . . . Dick illuminates. He casts light. He gives off a radiance." -- Washington Post "A terrific cross-section of Dick's shorter fiction . . . essential for new fans." -- The Onion A.V. Club

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisSelected Stories of Philip K. Dick contains twenty-one of Dick's most dazzling and resonant stories, including "The Minority Report," the basis for the Steven Spielberg movie, and "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale," the basis for the film Total Recall . With an introduction by Jonathan Lethem, Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick is a magnificent distillation of one of American literature's most searching imaginations., Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick contains twenty-one of Dick's most dazzling and resonant stories, which span his entire career and show a world-class writer working at the peak of his powers. In "The Days of Perky Pat," people spend their time playing with dolls who manage to live an idyllic life no longer available to the Earth's real inhabitants. "Adjustment Team" looks at the fate of a man who by mistake has stepped out of his own time. In "Autofac," one community must battle benign machines to take back control of their lives. And in "I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon," we follow the story of one man whose very reality may be nothing more than a nightmare. The collection also includes such classic stories as "The Minority Report," the basis for the Steven Spielberg movie, and "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale," the basis for the film Total Recall. With an introduction by Jonathan Lethem, Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick is a magnificent distillation of one of American literature's most searching imaginations., Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick contains twenty-one of Dick's most dazzling and resonant stories, which span his entire career and show a world-class writer working at the peak of his powers. In "The Days of Perky Pat," people spend their time playing with dolls who manage to live an idyllic life no longer available to the Earth's real inhabitants. "Adjustment Team" looks at the fate of a man who by mistake has stepped out of his own time. In "Autofac," one community must battle benign machines to take back control of their lives. And in "I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon," we follow the story of one man whose very reality may be nothing more than a nightmare. The collection also includes such classic stories as "The Minority Report," the basis for the Steven Spielberg movie, and "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale," the basis for the film Total Recall . With an introduction by Jonathan Lethem, Selected Stories of Philip K. Dick is a magnificent distillation of one of American literature's most searching imaginations.

LC Classification NumberPS3554.I3A6 2012