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The Man in the High Castle

By Philip K. Dick
Series: Penguin Essentials
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In The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dick crafts an alternate history where the Axis Powers won World War II, leading to a divided United States under Nazi and Japanese control. The story intertwines the lives of several characters grappling with this dystopian reality. A mysterious novel within the plot suggests an alternate world where the Allies triumphed, blurring the lines between fiction and reality.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy alternative history stories with a twist of science fiction and dystopian world-building. It invites you into a world where the Axis powers have won World War II, offering a thought-provoking exploration of history, identity, and the nature of reality. If you appreciate narratives that challenge your perspective and weave intricate plots, this could be an engaging read for you.

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America, fifteen years after the end of the Second World War. The winning Axis powers have divided their spoils: the Nazis control New York, while California is ruled by the Japanese. But between these two states - locked in a cold war - lies a neutal buffer zone in which legendary author Hawthorne Abendsen is rumoured to live.

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New Penguin Essentials edition of Philip K. Dick's haunting vision of the world as it might have been.

'Truth, she thought. As terrible as death. But harder to find.'

America, fifteen years after the end of the Second World War. The winning Axis powers have divided their spoils - the Nazis control New York, while California is ruled by the Japanese. But between these two states, locked in a cold war, lies a neutral buffer zone in which legendary author Hawthorne Abendsen is rumoured to live. Abendsen lives in fear of his life for he has written a book in which World War Two was won by the Allies...

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The Man in the High Castle is highly acclaimed for its innovative concept and imaginative storytelling. Critics describe Philip K. Dick as a visionary who blends speculative fiction with profound philosophical ideas, drawing comparisons to literary and philosophical greats like William Blake. The book is celebrated for its exploration of alternate history and its ability to provoke thought about reality and ideology.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241968093

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 August 2014

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Contributors:

  • Introduction by Eric Brown

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 180.0mm

Weight: 146g

Pages: 256

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About the Author

Philip K. Dick was born in Chicago in 1928, but lived most of his life in California, briefly attending the University of California at Berkeley in 1947. Among the most prolific and eccentric of science fiction writers, Dick's many novels and stories all blend a sharp and quirky imagination with a strong sense of the surreal. By the time of his death in 1982 he had written 36 science fiction novels and 112 short stories. Notable titles amongst the novels include The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1965), Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968, later used as the basis for the film Blade Runner), Ubik (1969) and A Scanner Darkly (1977). The Man in the High Castle, perhaps his most painstakingly constructed and chilling novel, won a Hugo Award in 1963.

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