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by Dick, Philip K

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London; Bantam, February 1981., 1981. Mass Market Paperback. Early reprint. Small octavo, paperback, pp. [8], 227, [5]. Pictorial publishers' wrappers. Ownership signature to ffep. Mildly toned at fore-edges and dust-jacket verso. A tight, secure Very Good copy free of annotations. Existential sci-fi novel from the master of metaphysical science fiction, Philip K. Dick.

Synopsis

“Dick is one of the ten best American writers of the twentieth century, which is saying a lot. Dick was a kind of Kafka steeped in LSD and rage.”—Roberto Bolaño What is VALIS? This question is at the heart of Philip K. Dick’s ground-breaking novel, and the first book in his defining trilogy. When a beam of pink light begins giving a schizophrenic man named Horselover Fat (who just might also be known as Philip K. Dick) visions of an alternate Earth where the Roman Empire still reigns, he must decide whether he is crazy, or whether a godlike entity is showing him the true nature of the world. VALIS is essential reading for any true Philip K. Dick fan, a novel that Roberto Bolaño called “more disturbing than any novel by [Carson] McCullers.” By the end, like Dick himself, you will be left wondering what is real, what is fiction, and just what the price is for divine inspiration.

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Bookseller
Keel Row Books GB (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #
9350
Title
Valis.
Author
Dick, Philip K
Format/Binding
Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition
Used
Binding
Paperback
Publisher
London; Bantam, February 1981.
Date Published
1981
Keywords
Science Fiction

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FFEP
A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
Octavo
Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
Mass Market
Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
Reprint
Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Wrappers
The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
Verso
The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.

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