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Confessions of a Crap Artist
Philip K. Dick
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Description for Confessions of a Crap Artist
Paperback. 'An elusive and incomparable artist' Ursula K. Le Guin Series: Gollancz S.F. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 248.
Jack Isidore is a 'crap artist', a collector of crackpot ideas and worthless objects. His beliefs make him a man apparently unsuited for real life and so his sister, an edgy and aggressive woman, and his brother-in-law, a crass and foul-mouthed businessman, feel compelled to rescue him from it. But, observed through Jack's murderously innocent gaze, Fay and Charley Hume are seen to be just as obsessed as Jack. Their obsessions may be a little more acceptable than Jack's but they are uglier. And, in the end and thanks to Jack's intervention, theirs lead to tragedy ...
Jack Isidore is a 'crap artist', a collector of crackpot ideas and worthless objects. His beliefs make him a man apparently unsuited for real life and so his sister, an edgy and aggressive woman, and his brother-in-law, a crass and foul-mouthed businessman, feel compelled to rescue him from it. But, observed through Jack's murderously innocent gaze, Fay and Charley Hume are seen to be just as obsessed as Jack. Their obsessions may be a little more acceptable than Jack's but they are uglier. And, in the end and thanks to Jack's intervention, theirs lead to tragedy ...
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Series
Gollancz S.F.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780575074644
SKU
V9780575074644
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About Philip K. Dick
Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was born in Chicago but lived in California for most of his life. He went to college at Berkeley for a year, ran a record store and had his own classical-music show on a local radio station. He published his first short story, 'Beyond Lies the Wub' in 1952. Among his many fine novels are The ... Read more
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