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The postmodern humanism of Philip K. Dick
Jason P. Vest
Publisher: Lanham, Md. ; Scarecrow Press, 2009.
ISBN: 0810866978   DDC: 813.54   LCC: PS3554   Edition: (ebook)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction-The world Dick made: science fiction, humanism, and
postmodern literature -- The metamorphosis of science fiction: Kafka,
Dick, and postmodern humanism -- Parallel minds, alternate worlds:
Borges, Dick, and the politics of oppression -- Divine textualities:
Calvino, Dick, and authoring creation -- Time, love, and narcosis:
the importance of now wait for last year -- Conclusion-the postmodern
humanist: Philip K. Dick in the twenty-first century.

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Dewey Class: 813.54 -- Fiction
LCC Number: PS3554

Book Details:

Language: eng
Physical Description: xix, 227 p. ; 23 cm.
Edition Info: (ebook)

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•  University of Victoria (Victoria, BC) (last modified on 09/15/2009)
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