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Description for Valis
Paperback. Classic science fiction from the master Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
It began with a blinding light, a divine revelation from a mysterious intelligence that called itself VALIS. And with that, the fabric of reality was ripped open and laid bare so that anything seemed possible, but nothing seemed quite right.
Part science fiction, part theological detective story in which God plays both the missing person and the perpetrator of the ultimate crime, VALIS is both disorienting and eerily funny, and a joy to read.
Product Details
Publisher
Orion
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Series
S.F. Masterworks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857983395
SKU
V9781857983395
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-36
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
Reviews for Valis
One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction, Dick made most of the European avant-garde seem like navel-gazers in a cul-de-sac
Sunday Times
My literary hero
Fay Weldon
For everyone lost in the endlessly multiplicating realities of the modern world, remember: Philip K. Dick got there first
Terry Gilliam
Sunday Times
My literary hero
Fay Weldon
For everyone lost in the endlessly multiplicating realities of the modern world, remember: Philip K. Dick got there first
Terry Gilliam