{"product_id":"the-shifting-realities-of-philip-k-dick-selected-literary-and-philosophical-writings-paperback","title":"The Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick: Selected Literary and Philosophical Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip K. Dick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLawrence Sutin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"What Kafka was to the first half of the twentieth century, Philip K. Dick is to the second half.\"--Art Spiegelman, author of \u003ci\u003eMAUS\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Philip K. Dick was both our most brilliant science fiction writer and a visionary philosopher who chose to couch his speculations in fiction. For, as he wrote about androids and virtual reality, schizophrenic prophets and amnesiac gods, Dick was also posing fundamental questions: What is reality? What is sanity? And what is human? This unprecedented collection of Dick's literary and philosophical writings acquaints us with the astonishing range and eloquence of his lifelong inquiry. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick\u003c\/i\u003e includes autobiography, critiques of science fiction, and dizzyingly provocative essays such as \"The Android and the Human\" and \"If You Find This World Bad, You Should See Some of the Others.\" Readers will also find two chapters of a proposed sequel to Dick's award-winning novel \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the High Castle\u003c\/i\u003e and selections from the metaphysical \u003ci\u003eExegesis\u003c\/i\u003e that inspired his classic \u003ci\u003eVALIS\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Witty, erudite, and exploding with intellectual shrapnel, this is the last testament of an American original. This collection confirms Dick's reputation as one of the foremost imaginative thinkers of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A wide-ranging selection of free-wheeling philosophical essays, and journal entries; humorous, thoughtful speeches; and plot scenarios. . . . For both casual and serious Dick fans, \u003ci\u003eThe Shifting Realities\u003c\/i\u003e unearths some gems.\"--\u003ci\u003eBoston Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip K. Dick\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Chicago in 1928 and lived most of his life in California. He briefly attended the University of California, but dropped out before completing any classes. In 1952, he began writing professionally and proceeded to write numerous novels and short-story collections. He won the Hugo Award for the best novel in 1962 for \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the High Castle \u003c\/i\u003eand the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel of the year in 1974 for \u003ci\u003eFlow My Tears, the Policeman Said\u003c\/i\u003e. Philip K. Dick died on March 2, 1982, in Santa Ana, California, of heart failure following a stroke. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawrence Sutin\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eDivine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick; Do What Thou Wilt: A Life of Aleister Crowley; \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhen to Go into the Water. \u003c\/i\u003eHe also edited a posthumous series of writings entitled \u003ci\u003eThe Shifting Realities of Philip K. Dick.\u003c\/i\u003e He attended the University of Michigan where he completed degrees in psychology and English. He also attended Harvard University and completed a law degree. Sutin was a professor in the Creative Writing Program at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, until retiring in 2015.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 8 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 30, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45421870645350,"sku":"9780679747871","price":27.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/V0kwYUhpVjB1VDB6eVZGK2l0MjI4Zz09.webp?v=1775501378","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-shifting-realities-of-philip-k-dick-selected-literary-and-philosophical-writings-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}