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Valis - Valis Trilogy

Philip K. Dick

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Valis - Valis Trilogy

by Philip K. Dick
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Valis - Valis Trilogy
Valis - Valis Trilogy

Schizophrenic man quests for reality with deity.

If your taste in literature leans towards the philosophical with a twist of the surreal, "Valis" could be a treasure for you. Imagine a story that challenges your perception of reality, blurs the lines between sanity and madness, and does so through a narrative that is as intellectually stimulating as it is bizarre. Fans of speculative fiction with a deep philosophical undercurrent will find "Valis" an entrancing read that lingers long after the last page.

  • Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis for Foreign Novel (1985)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Valis - Valis Trilogy

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ISBN: 9780547572413
Author: Philip K. Dick
Publisher: Mariner Books
Date of Publication: 2011-10-18
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Science Fiction, Religious Fiction, Fantasy
Related Topics: Science Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Speculative Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.91
(rated by 32502 readers)

Description

The first book in Philip K. Dick's defining trilogy (followed by The Divine Invasion and The Transmigration of Timothy Archer), VALIS is a disorienting and bleakly funny novel about a schizophrenic man named Horselover Fat (who just might also be known as Philip Dick); the hidden mysteries of Gnostic Christianity; and reality as revealed through a pink laser. VALIS is a theological detective story, in which God is both a missing person and the perpetrator of the ultimate crime. Taking place in the same universe as Dick's soon-to-be-published Exegesis, VALIS is a dense novel, but one that is absolutely essential to understanding the author's off-kilter worldview.
 

Schizophrenic man quests for reality with deity.

If your taste in literature leans towards the philosophical with a twist of the surreal, "Valis" could be a treasure for you. Imagine a story that challenges your perception of reality, blurs the lines between sanity and madness, and does so through a narrative that is as intellectually stimulating as it is bizarre. Fans of speculative fiction with a deep philosophical undercurrent will find "Valis" an entrancing read that lingers long after the last page.

  • Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis for Foreign Novel (1985)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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