The Simulacra by Philip K. Dick Paperback Book

Description: The Simulacra by Philip K. Dick A prescient tale of political satire set in a near future America by a master of the genre. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description A few years from now the President of the USA will be an android and his entire government a fraud. Everyone in the country is maladjusted. Doesnt seem possible, does it? Welcome to the world of Dr. Superb, the sole remaining psychotherapist. Philip K. Dick tells a story of desperate love, lethal body odour and an attempted fascistic takeover of the USA and shows that there is always another layer of conspiracy beneath the one we see. One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction, Dick made most of the European avant-garde seem like navel-gazers in a cul-de-sac Sunday Times Dick has chosen to handle material too nutty to accept, too admonitory to forget, too haunting to abandon The Washington Post Notes A tale of political satire set in a near future America from the master of the genre. Author Biography Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was born in Chicago but lived in California for most of his life. He went to college at Berkeley for a year, ran a record store and had his own classical-music show on a local radio station. He published his first short story, Beyond Lies the Wub in 1952. Among his many fine novels are The Man in the High Castle, Time Out of Joint, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. Promotional The SF Masterworks series has now sold 600,000 copies. Philip K. Dick is one of the most influential figures of 20th century SF. His stories have been the basis for some of Hollywoods biggest movies: BLADE RUNNER, TOTAL RECALL and MINORITY REPORT. The very best of the SF genre in a uniform edition One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction, Dick made most of the European avant-garde seem like navel-gazers in a cul-de-sac Sunday Times Dick has chosen to handle material too nutty to accept, too admonitory to forget, too haunting to abandon Washington Post Long Description A few years from now the President of the USA will be an android and his entire government a fraud. Everyone in the country is maladjusted. Doesnt seem possible, does it? Welcome to the world of Dr. Superb, the sole remaining psychotherapist. Philip K. Dick tells a story of desperate love, lethal body odour and an attempted fascistic takeover of the USA and shows that there is always another layer of conspiracy beneath the one we see. One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction, Dick made most of the European avant-garde seem like navel-gazers in a cul-de-sac Sunday Times Dick has chosen to handle material too nutty to accept, too admonitory to forget, too haunting to abandon The Washington Post Promotional "Headline" A prescient tale of political satire set in a near future America by a master of the genre. Description for Sales People The SF Masterworks series has now sold 600,000 copies. Details ISBN0575074604 Author Philip K. Dick Audience Age 16-99 Publisher Orion Publishing Co Year 2004 ISBN-10 0575074604 ISBN-13 9780575074606 Format Paperback Publication Date 2004-09-09 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Birth 1928 Death 1982 Media Book Pages 224 Series S.F. Masterworks Imprint Gateway Series Number 57 UK Release Date 2004-09-09 Audience General AU Release Date 2004-11-30 NZ Release Date 2004-11-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:4185246;

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