Author: Philip K. Dick
Publisher: Citadel Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
With this collection of stories, readers are drawn into a world with a mysterious twist, a sense of otherness that eludes description. This thought-provoking writing--part science fiction, part mystery, part fantasy--includes all of the writer's earliest short and medium-length fiction.
The Short Happy Life of the Brown Oxford
Author: Philip K. Dick
Publisher: Citadel Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
With this collection of stories, readers are drawn into a world with a mysterious twist, a sense of otherness that eludes description. This thought-provoking writing--part science fiction, part mystery, part fantasy--includes all of the writer's earliest short and medium-length fiction.
Publisher: Citadel Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
With this collection of stories, readers are drawn into a world with a mysterious twist, a sense of otherness that eludes description. This thought-provoking writing--part science fiction, part mystery, part fantasy--includes all of the writer's earliest short and medium-length fiction.
Paycheck
Author: Philip K Dick
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0575098244
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
PAYCHECK, originally written as a short story by Philip K. Dick and first published in 1953, centres on an electrician who wakes up to discover his employer has erased his memory of the past two years -- as a security measure. When he tries to collect his paycheck, he finds he has previously signed a release replacing the money with a bag of random objects. Previous film adaptations of Dick's short stories have included the box office smash hits MINORITY REPORT, TOTAL RECALL and BLADE RUNNER, released shortly after Dick died in 1982.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 0575098244
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
PAYCHECK, originally written as a short story by Philip K. Dick and first published in 1953, centres on an electrician who wakes up to discover his employer has erased his memory of the past two years -- as a security measure. When he tries to collect his paycheck, he finds he has previously signed a release replacing the money with a bag of random objects. Previous film adaptations of Dick's short stories have included the box office smash hits MINORITY REPORT, TOTAL RECALL and BLADE RUNNER, released shortly after Dick died in 1982.
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: The short happy life of the Brown Oxford
Author: Philip K. Dick
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Science fiction, American
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
The Oxford Book of American Short Stories
Author: Joyce Carol Oates
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195092622
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description
This volume offers a survey of American short fiction in 59 tales that combine classic works with 'different, unexpected gems', which invite readers to explore a wealth of important pieces by women and minority writers. Authors include: Amy Tan, Alice Adams, David Leavitt and Tim O'Brien.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780195092622
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 788
Book Description
This volume offers a survey of American short fiction in 59 tales that combine classic works with 'different, unexpected gems', which invite readers to explore a wealth of important pieces by women and minority writers. Authors include: Amy Tan, Alice Adams, David Leavitt and Tim O'Brien.
Future Imperfect
Author: Jason P. Vest
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803218604
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Examines the first eight cinematic adaptations of Dick's fiction in light of their literary sources.
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803218604
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Examines the first eight cinematic adaptations of Dick's fiction in light of their literary sources.
I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon
Author: Philip K. Dick
Publisher: St Martins Press
ISBN: 9780312908386
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
This volume brings together ten previously uncollected stories and a major unpublished essay, which span nearly thirty years of the career of the noted science fiction writer
Publisher: St Martins Press
ISBN: 9780312908386
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
This volume brings together ten previously uncollected stories and a major unpublished essay, which span nearly thirty years of the career of the noted science fiction writer
The Oxford Book of Caribbean Short Stories
Author: Stewart Brown
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192802293
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
The Caribbean is the source of one of the richest, most accessible, and yet technically adventurous traditions of contemporary world literature. This collection extends beyond the realm of English-speaking writers, to include stories published in Spanish, French, and Dutch. It brings together contributions from major figures such as V. S. Naipaul, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and work from the exciting new generation of Caribbean writers represented by Edwidge Danticat, and Jamaica Kincaid.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 9780192802293
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
The Caribbean is the source of one of the richest, most accessible, and yet technically adventurous traditions of contemporary world literature. This collection extends beyond the realm of English-speaking writers, to include stories published in Spanish, French, and Dutch. It brings together contributions from major figures such as V. S. Naipaul, and Gabriel Garcia Marquez, and work from the exciting new generation of Caribbean writers represented by Edwidge Danticat, and Jamaica Kincaid.
Beyond Human
Author: Charlie Blake
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441150110
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Explores the implications of our animal origins and posthuman futures for our understanding of our humanity and our relations with other species.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1441150110
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Explores the implications of our animal origins and posthuman futures for our understanding of our humanity and our relations with other species.
The Happiness of Pursuit
Author: Shimon Edelman
Publisher:
ISBN: 0465022243
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Draws on philosophy, literature, and brain science to explain why the pursuit of happiness is a more complicated effort than understood by most people, sharing insights into how to apply scientific methods for increasing one's chances of achieving happiness.
Publisher:
ISBN: 0465022243
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Draws on philosophy, literature, and brain science to explain why the pursuit of happiness is a more complicated effort than understood by most people, sharing insights into how to apply scientific methods for increasing one's chances of achieving happiness.
Pink Beam
Author: Lord Rc
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430324376
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A study of the novels and short stories of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick (1928-1982)with presentation of a literary chronology of his career.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1430324376
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
A study of the novels and short stories of science fiction writer Philip K. Dick (1928-1982)with presentation of a literary chronology of his career.