Puttering About in a Small Land
$35.50
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2014
Summary
Written in the late 1950s but unpublished until after his death, this is one of Dick’s greatest realistic novels.
When Roger and Virginia Lindhal enroll their son Gregg in Mrs Alt’s Los Padres Valley School in the mountains of Southern California, their marriage is already in deep trouble. Then the Lindhals meet Chic and Liz Bonner, whose two sons also board at Mrs Alt’s school.
The meeting is a catalyst for a complicated series of emotions and traumas, set against the backdro…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780575132061 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 057513206X |
| Author: | Philip K. Dick |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Gollancz |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 280g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 26mm |
You Can Find This Book In
What They're Saying
Critics Review
The fascination of the novel lies in spotting the themes that Dick would later develop and make his own: the malleability of perceived reality, the imposition of the fake on the real and the struggle between good and evil. THE COSMIC PUPPETS may be a minor work, but is nevertheless interesting
About The Author
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 Man in the High Castle, Time Out of Joint, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Flow my Tears, The Policeman Said.
Winner of both the HUGO and JOHN W. CAMPBELL AWARDs for BEST NOVEL, Philip K. Dick is widely regarded as the premier science fiction writer of his day. The object of cult-like adoration from his legions of fans, Philip K. Dick has come to be seen in a literary light that defies classification in much the same way as Borges and Calvino. With breathtaking insight, he utilizes vividly unfamiliar worlds to evoke the hauntingly and hilariously familiar in our society and ourselves.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.