Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was an American science fiction author whose prolific career spanned three decades. He wrote 44 novels and over 120 short stories. Dick's works often featured alternate realities, deeply paranoid protagonists and searching philosophical questions about identity and existence.
Notable novels include
The Man in the High Castle,
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, which became the film
Blade Runner, and
Ubik. His writing influenced cyberpunk and posthuman literature, earning him critical acclaim—the critic Fredric Jameson hailed him as "the Shakespeare of Science Fiction." Though commercially unsuccessful during his lifetime, Dick's work gained recognition posthumously.
He received the Hugo Award for The Man in the High Castle and was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, cementing his legacy in science fiction literature.
See also
Towards the Realm of Materiality – Designing Philip K. Dick's Non-Existing Technologies.
