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The Man in the High Castle

By Philip K Dick
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In an alternate 1962 America, the Axis powers have won World War II, dividing the nation between Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. The story follows Frank Frink, who conceals his Jewish heritage while peddling counterfeit Americana; Nobusuke Tagomi, a conflicted Japanese trade minister in San Francisco; and Juliana Frink, whose role becomes unexpectedly pivotal. Their lives intertwine as they uncover unsettling truths and question reality itself, inspired by a mysterious author whose novel imagines a victorious Allies' world.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Ideal for readers interested in dystopian and alternative history science fiction, especially those who appreciate philosophical narratives and political intrigue.

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In this Hugo Award-winning alternative history classic -- the basis for the Amazon Original series -- the United States lost World War II and was subsequently divided between the Germans in the East and the Japanese in the West.

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In this Hugo Award-winning alternative history classic—the basis for the Amazon Original series—the United States lost World War II and was subsequently divided between the Germans in the East and the Japanese in the West.

It's America in 1962. Slavery is legal once again. The few Jews who still survive hide under assumed names. In this dystopian world, we meet characters like Frank Frink, a dealer of counterfeit Americana who is himself hiding his Jewish ancestry; Nobusuke Tagomi, the Japanese trade minister in San Francisco, unsure of his standing within the bureaucracy and Japan's with Germany; and Juliana Frink, Frank's ex-wife, who may be more important than she realizes.

These seemingly disparate characters gradually realize their connections to each other just as they start questioning the very nature of their reality. And it seems as though the answers might lie with Hawthorne Abendsen, a mysterious and reclusive author, whose best-selling novel describes a world in which the US won the War...

The Man in the High Castle is Dick at his best, a masterpiece of philosophical science fiction giving readers a harrowing vision of the world that almost was.

"The single most resonant and carefully imagined book of Dick's career."—New York Times

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780547572482

Publisher: Mariner Books Classics

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 24 January 2012

Country: United States

Imprint: Mariner Books Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 19.0mm

Width: 135.0mm

Height: 204.0mm

Weight: 227g

Pages: 288

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About the Author

Over a writing career that spanned three decades, PHILIP K. DICK (1928-1982) published 36 science-fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes us human and the dangers of centralized power. Toward the end of his life, his work turned to deeply personal, metaphysical questions concerning the nature of God. Eleven novels and short stories have been adapted to film, notably, Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly. The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, and in 2007 the Library of America published a selection of his novels in three volumes. His work has been translated into twenty-five languages.

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