Philip K. Dick
1928 – 1982 · b. Chicago · d. Santa Ana
United States
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Biography
Philip Kindred Dick was an American science fiction short story writer and novelist. He wrote 45 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines. His fiction explored varied philosophical and social questions such as the nature of reality, perception, human nature, and identity, and commonly featured characters struggling against alternate realities, illusory environments, monopolistic corporations, drug abuse, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness. He is considered one of the most important figures in 20th-century science fiction.
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- Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame (2005)No list
- Tähtivaeltaja Award (1993)No list
- Tähtivaeltaja Award (1991)No list
- Readercon Small Press Awards (1990)No list
- Readercon Small Press Awards (1989)No list
- Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work (1985)No list
- Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (1983)No list
- Golden Graoully for Best Foreign Novel (1979)No list
Notable Works
Spouses
- Jeanette Marlin (1948–1948)
- Kleo Mini (1950–1959)
- Anne R. Dick (1959–1965)
- Nancy Hackett (1966–1972)
- Tessa B. Dick (1973–1977)
Education
- Berkeley High School
- University of California, Berkeley
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The selected letters of Philip K. Dick
1900
Minority Report
1956
The variable man, and other stories
1957
Time out of joint
1959
The Man in the High Castle
1963
Martian Time-Slip
1964
Dr. Bloodmoney, or How We Got Along After the Bomb
1965
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
1965
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
1968
Ubik
1969
Collected Stories
1970
The Book of Philip K. Dick
1973
Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
1975
Deus Irae
1976
Our Friends from Frolix Eight
1977
The world Jones made
1979
The Transmigration of Timothy Archer
1982
Robots, androids, and mechanical oddities
Robots, androids, and mechanical oddities
1984
The Unteleported Man
1984
Philip K. Dick, the last testament
1985
Radio Free Albemuth
1985
Ubik, the screenplay
1985
Beyond Lies the Wub (Collected Stories: Vol 1)
1987
Mary and the giant
1987
Second Variety (Collected Stories: Vol 2)
1987
The little black box
1987
The broken bubble
1988
The dark haired girl
1988
The Dark Descent
1990
Days of Perky Pat (The Collected Stories of Philip K Dick)
1991
In pursuit of Valis
1991
The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1973-1974
The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1973-1974
1991
El Padre-Cosa
El Padre-Cosa
1992
The eye of the sibyl
1992
Segunda Variedad, La - Cuentos Completos 2
Segunda Variedad, La - Cuentos Completos 2
1993
Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1977-1979 (Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1977-79)
Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1977-1979 (Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1977-79)
1993
The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick 1975-1976 (Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1975-1976)
The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick 1975-1976 (Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1975-1976)
1993
The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick 1972-1973 (Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1972-1973)
The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick 1972-1973 (Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1972-1973)
1994
The shifting realities of Philip K. Dick
1995
The Selected Letters of Philip K. Dick, 1938-1971
1997
Knights of Madness
1998
Second Variety (The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick, Vol. 3)
1998
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (The Collected Short Stories of Philip K. Dick, Vol. 2)
1998
A Scanner Darkly
1999
Das Vater- Ding. Sämtliche SF- Geschichten, 5
2000
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (Collected Stories: Volume 5)
2000
What if our world is their heaven?
2000
LA Mente Alien
2001