The minority report and other classic stories
The classic stories of Philip K. Dick offer an intriguing glimpse into the imagination of one of science fiction's most enduring and respected names. This collection includes all of the writer's earliest short and medium-length fiction covering the years 1954-1964 and featuring such fascinating tale...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Citadel Press,
2002.
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| Summary: | The classic stories of Philip K. Dick offer an intriguing glimpse into the imagination of one of science fiction's most enduring and respected names. This collection includes all of the writer's earliest short and medium-length fiction covering the years 1954-1964 and featuring such fascinating tales as The Minority Report (the inspiration for Steven Spielberg's film), Service Call, Stand-By, The Day 1954-1964 and, and many others. Here, readers will find Dick's initial explorations of the themes he so brilliantly brought to life in his later work.-- |
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| Physical Description: | 380 pages ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 0806523794 9780806523798 9780806537955 0806537957 |
| Author Notes: | 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. (Bowker Author Biography) |
