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The Man in the High Castle

By Philip K. Dick
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick is a historical science fiction novel set in an alternate reality where the Axis powers won World War II. The story unfolds in a divided United States, with the Pacific states controlled by Japan and the East by Nazi Germany, exploring themes of cultural identity and resistance. As characters navigate this dystopian world, a mysterious book presents a different version of history, challenging their perceptions of reality.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate thought-provoking alternate history scenarios where the Axis powers won World War II. It's a compelling blend of science fiction and political intrigue, exploring themes of reality and identity through richly developed characters and speculative settings.

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The Man in the High Castle

Offers a horrifying glimpse of an alternative world - one where the Allies have lost the Second World War. In this nightmare dystopia, the Nazis have taken over New York, the Japanese control California and the African continent is virtually wiped out.

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Philip K. Dick's cult novel—now in an official tie-in edition to accompany the new TV series.

Imagine the world if the Allies had lost the Second World War... Philip K. Dick trips the switches of our minds with his vision of the world as it might have been—the African continent virtually wiped out, the Mediterranean drained to make farmland, the United States divided between the Japanese and the Nazis...

In the neutral zone that divides the rival superpowers in America lives the author of an underground best-seller. His book—a rallying cry for all those who dream of overthrowing the occupiers—offers an alternative theory of world history. Does reality lie with him, or is his world just one among many others?

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The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick has been praised for its visionary approach to alternate history and science fiction. Rolling Stone hails Dick as a brilliant sci-fi mind, while the Daily Telegraph regards him as a visionary and prophet, likening him to California's own William Blake.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241246108

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 13 November 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 15.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 192g

Pages: 256

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Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Philip K Dick Sci-Fi & Fantasy Science Fiction Series: Penguin Modern Classics

About the Author

Philip Kindred Dick (1928-82) was born in Chicago, but lived most of his life in California. His career as a science fiction writer comprised an early burst of short stories followed by a stream of novels, typically incorporating androids, drugs, and hallucinations. His most famous books include The Man in the High Castle, A Scanner Darkly and Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, the inspiration for the movie Blade Runner.

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