Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Writing

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1928-12-16

  • Day of Death

    1982-03-02 (53 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Biography

American short story writer, novelist, and essayist. Dick has been hailed as one of the most original and thought-provoking writers of science fiction. He is regarded as one of the most prolific writers of the form during the mid-twentieth century. Since his death, Dick's work has been the subject of numerous critical studies and cinematic adaptations. Critics praise his short stories as innovative and provocative, contending that Dick's fiction cleverly explores scientific, social, and metaphysical issues of concern to post-World War II America.

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