We Can Remember It for you Wholesale and Other Classic Stories

Dick, Philip K.

Overview

<b>Includes the stories that inspired the major motion pictures <i>Total Recall </i></b><br> <b>and <i>The Adjustment Bureau</i></b><br><b><br>“The collected stories of Philip K. Dick are awe-inspiring.” —<i>Washington Post</i></b><br><br>Countless readers worldwide consider Philip K. Dick to have been the greatest science fiction writer on <i>any</i> planet. Since his untimely 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 many films based on his stories and novels.<br><br>Featuring the story <i>We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, </i>which inspired the major motion picture <i>Total Recall</i>, this collection draws from the writer’s earliest fiction, written during the years 1952-55. Also included are fascinating works such as <i>The Adjustment Team</i> (basis of the 2011 movie <i>The Adjustment Bureau</i>), <i>Impostor </i>(basis of the 2001 movie), and many others.<br><br>Dick won the prestigious Hugo Award for best novel of 1963 for <i>The Man in the High Castle</i> and in the last year of his life, the now-classic film <i>Blade Runner</i> was made from his novel <i>Do Androids Dream Electric Sheep?</i> More recently, Dick’s short story <i>The Minority Report</i> inspired a Steven Spielberg movie as well as a TV series.<br><br>The classic stories of Philip K. Dick offer an intriguing glimpse into the early imagination of one of science fiction’s most enduring and respected names.<b><br></b><br>“A useful acquisition for any serious SF library or collection.” —<i>Kirkus Reviews</i><br><br>“More than anyone else in the field, Mr. Dick really puts you inside people’s minds.” —<i>Wall Street Journal</i><br><br><b>With an Introduction by Norman Spinrad</b>

Details
Citadel
9780806537986
Paperback
2017
EN
400 pages
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