Philip K. Dick

Adjustment Team

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Posing the question of who truly controls our destiny, Adjustment Team is a remarkable short story by the prolific science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. Ed Fletcher is a real estate salesman with a steady routine. When he leaves late for work one day, his entire life is thrust off-kilter. Arriving at his office, Ed realises the entire world has been transformed into a horrifying black-and-white nightmare. Rushing to get help, Ed begins to question the philosophy of life and, on the brink of a psychotic breakdown, he realises that he might not be in charge of his own fate. First published in 1954, Adjustment Team was adapted into the science fiction romantic thriller The Adjustment Bureau in 2011.

Produktdetails

• No Series Linked
• Verlag: Read & Co. Classics
• Seitenzahl: 44
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 202g
• ISBN-13: 9781528770965
• ISBN-10: 152877096X
• Artikelnr.: 66230367

Autorenporträt

Philip Kindred Dick (1928 - 1982) was an American writer, who published works mainly belonging to the genre of science fiction. Dick explored philosophical, sociological and political themes in novels with plots dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments, alternate universes, and altered states of consciousness. His work reflected his personal interest in metaphysics and theology, and often drew upon his life experiences in addressing the nature of reality, identity, drug abuse, schizophrenia, and transcendental experiences.