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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Bloomsbury Pub Ltd
Publication date
May 15, 2006
Pages
340
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780747579717
ISBN-10
0747579717
Availability§
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Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$15.95
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Written by a chronicler of psychological extremes, this title presents a portrait of the visionary grand master of science fiction, whose work has influenced millions.
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From the master chronicler of psychological extremes, an unforgettable portrait of the âShakespeare of science fictionâ whose work has influenced millions
For his many devoted readers, Philip K. Dick is not only one of the âmost valiant psychological explorers of the 20th centuryâ (The New York Times) but a source of divine revelation. Dick, whose work inspired such films as Blade Runner, Total Recall, and Minority Report, dedicated his life to solving one ultimately unanswerable question: What is real?
In the riveting style that won accolades for The Adversary, Emmanuel Carrère follows Dickâs strange odyssey from his traumatic beginnings in 1928, when his twin sister died in infancy, to his lonely end in 1982, beset by mystical visions of swirling pink lights, three-eyed invaders, and messages from the Roman Empire. Drawing on interviews as well as unpublished sources, Carrère traces Dickâs multiple marriages, paranoid fantasies, and vertiginous encounters with the drug culture of sixties California. He vividly conjures the spirit of this restless observer of American postwar malaise whose more than fifty novels subverted the materials of science fictionâparallel universes, intricate time loops, collective delusionsâto create classic works of contemporary anxiety.
As disturbing and engrossing as a book by its subject, Carrèreâs unconventional work interweaves life and art to reveal the maddening genius whose writing foresawâfrom cloning to reality TVâa world that looks ever more like one of his inventions.
For his many devoted readers, Philip K. Dick is not only one of the âmost valiant psychological explorers of the 20th centuryâ (The New York Times) but a source of divine revelation. Dick, whose work inspired such films as Blade Runner, Total Recall, and Minority Report, dedicated his life to solving one ultimately unanswerable question: What is real?
In the riveting style that won accolades for The Adversary, Emmanuel Carrère follows Dickâs strange odyssey from his traumatic beginnings in 1928, when his twin sister died in infancy, to his lonely end in 1982, beset by mystical visions of swirling pink lights, three-eyed invaders, and messages from the Roman Empire. Drawing on interviews as well as unpublished sources, Carrère traces Dickâs multiple marriages, paranoid fantasies, and vertiginous encounters with the drug culture of sixties California. He vividly conjures the spirit of this restless observer of American postwar malaise whose more than fifty novels subverted the materials of science fictionâparallel universes, intricate time loops, collective delusionsâto create classic works of contemporary anxiety.
As disturbing and engrossing as a book by its subject, Carrèreâs unconventional work interweaves life and art to reveal the maddening genius whose writing foresawâfrom cloning to reality TVâa world that looks ever more like one of his inventions.
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About: Written by a chronicler of psychological extremes, this title presents a portrait of the visionary grand master of science fiction, whose work has influenced millions.
About: Written by a chronicler of psychological extremes, this title presents a portrait of the visionary grand master of science fiction, whose work has influenced millions.
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