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The Man in the High Castle

Philip K. Dick

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Sep 05, 2013 Tamara added it

Shelves: sf, north-america, usa, political, male-protagonist, history-about, books, author-male, female-protagonist, historical

I was surprised by how sophisticated this was, in some ways. It feels much later than 1962. The way Dick constructs the different characters inner narratives, as products of their history and society, is the best bit. The struggles of culture, identity and self-esteem read as perfectly contemporary - or maybe our politics just haven't moved as much from 1962, actually. ...more

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