Philip Kindred Dick was an American science fiction short story writer and novelist. He wrote 44 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines. His fiction explored varied philosophical and social questions such as the nature of reality, perception, human nature, and identity, and commonly featured characters struggling against alternate realities, illusory environments, monopolistic corporations, drug abuse, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness. He is considered one of the most important figures in 20th-century science fiction.
Philip K. Dick
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Mark Van Dyke, Філіп Дік, Philip K. Dick, and 36 others
Chipdip K. Kill, Filip Dik, Philip H. Dick, Filip K. Dik, अ सर्फेस राइड, Filipas Kindredas Dikas, فيليب ك. ديك, フィリップ・K・ディック, Дик, Philippus Kindred Dick, פיליפ ק. דיק, פיליפ קינדרד דיק, フィリップ・キンドレッド ディック, PKD, フィリップ・K ディック, פיליפ ק דיק, Dick, 菲利普·狄克, ฟิลิป เค. ดิก, Филип Дик, Jack Dowland, 필립K딕, Phillip K. Dick, Philip Kendred Dick, Philip H Dick, Richard Phillipps, فیلیپ کیندرد دیک, Filip K Dik, Philip Kindred Dick, Richard Phillips, Φίλιπ Ντικ, P. K ディック, Филип К Дик, Філіп Дзік, Филип К. Дик, Philip Dick - Born:
- Dec. 16, 1928
- Died:
- March 2, 1982
