Publish transcripts visions of Philip K. Dick
 

publish transcripts visions of Philip K. Dick

In 2011, to be published the first of two volumes of the book "Exegesis of Philip K. Dick" (The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick), reports The New York Times.
In the 1970's, the famous science fiction writer began to see hallucinations, which are considered religious visions. Dick wrote down their impressions of what they saw, and tried to decipher the vision. As a result, he has turned out work of no less than eight thousand pages, which he called "exegesis" (exegesis called an interpretation of sacred texts, usually - the Bible).

Editor made by a specialist in creativity by Dick Jackson, Pamela (Pamela Jackson) and writer Jonathan Lethem (Jonathan Lethem). The latest in a conversation with journalists The New York Times found it difficult to determine what constitutes "Exegesis" before editing. According to him, work on the manuscript was for personal philosophical science fiction laboratory.

Each of the two volumes of essays by Dick consists of 350 pages. First released in autumn 2011, the second - the fall of 2012-th. In addition to "exegesis" publishing "Houghton Mifflin" (Houghton Mifflin) bought the rights for a further 39 unpublished works of Dick, they are also planning to release in 2011.

Philip K. Dick - author of such books as "Ubique", "Do androids Dream of Electric?", "Man in the High Castle." He died in 1982 at the age of 53.

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