Philip K. Dick







Philip K. Dick

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born
December 16, 1928

died
March 02, 1982

gender
male

place of birth
Chicago, Illinois, The United States

genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction


about this author

Philip K. Dick was born in Chicago in 1928 and lived most of his life in California. He briefly attended the University of California, but dropped out before completing any classes. In 1952, he began writing professionally and proceeded to write numerous novels and short-story collections. He won the Hugo Award for the best novel in 1962 for The Man in the High Castle and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel of the year in 1974 for Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said. Philip K. Dick died on March 2, 1982, in Santa Ana, California, of heart failure following a stroke.




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avg rating: 3.89 | 45,849 ratings | 3,360 reviews | 222 distinct works | 233 fans
Do Androids Dream of Electric... Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick
avg rating 4.02 — 9,039 ratings — published 1968
47 editions
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The Man in the High Castle The Man in the High Castle
by Philip K. Dick
avg rating 3.87 — 3,942 ratings — published 1962
51 editions
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A Scanner Darkly A Scanner Darkly
by Philip K. Dick
avg rating 4.05 — 3,326 ratings — published 1977
23 editions
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VALIS VALIS
by Philip K. Dick
avg rating 4.03 — 2,201 ratings — published 1981
22 editions
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Ubik Ubik
by Philip K. Dick
avg rating 4.05 — 1,923 ratings — published 1969
27 editions
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Flow My Tears, the Policeman S... Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
by Philip K. Dick
avg rating 3.97 — 1,650 ratings — published 1974
21 editions
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The Three Stigmata of Palmer E... The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
by Philip K. Dick
avg rating 3.95 — 1,529 ratings — published 1965
26 editions
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The Transmigration of Timothy... The Transmigration of Timothy Archer
by Philip K. Dick
avg rating 3.81 — 954 ratings — published 1982
10 editions
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The Divine Invasion The Divine Invasion
by Philip K. Dick
avg rating 3.72 — 947 ratings — published 1981
12 editions
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The Collected Stories of Phili... The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick 4: The Minority Report
by Philip K. Dick
avg rating 4.06 — 859 ratings — published 1990
4 editions
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"It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane."
Philip K. Dick
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"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. "
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"The true measure of a man is not his intelligence or how high he rises in this freak establishment. No, the true measure of a man is this: how quickly can he respond to the needs of others and how much of himself he can give."
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