We Can Remember it for You Wholesale and Other Stories
Author(s): Philip K. Dick
Countless readers worldwide consider Philip K. Dick the greatest science fiction writer on any planet. Since his death in 1982, interest in Dick's work has continued to mount and his reputation has been enhanced by a growing body of critical attention as well as films based on his stories. Featuring the story 'We Can Remember It for You Wholesale', which inspired the film Total Recall, this collection draws from the writer's earliest fiction, written in 1952-55. Also included are The Adjustment Team (basis of the film The Adjustment Bureau), Impostor (basis of the 2001 movie), and many others.
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More than 30 years after his untimely death at age 53, Philip K. Dick (1928 1982) remains one of the most celebrated authors of the last century and a looming and illuminating presence in this one. He was the winner of both the prestigious Hugo Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, which honor excellence in science fiction. Inducted in 2007 into the Library of America, which publishes a three-volume collection of his novels, Dick has received unprecedented recognition for his contributions to modern literature, specifically in the area of science fiction. His 45 novels and over 210 short stories have been adapted into numerous films, including the blockbusters "Minority Report, Total Recall," and "Blade Runner," as well as "Impostor, Paycheck, Scanner Darkly, Next," and "The Adjustment Bureau.""
General Fields
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- : Penguin Random House
- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : 0.367
- : January 2017
- : books
Special Fields
- : Philip K. Dick
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 400