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The Minority Report and Other Classic Stories

內容簡介

內容簡介 收錄美國科幻小說教父菲利浦‧狄克《關鍵報告》與早期短篇著作「科幻界小說的天才，狄克的故事確確實實地深入人心」─《華爾街日報》「令人讚嘆不已！」─《華盛頓郵報》「科幻小說殿堂必珍藏之作。」─《科克斯書評》成千上萬的科幻小說粉絲認為菲利普‧狄克是有史以來最偉大的科幻小說作家。儘管他於1982年逝世，反而使菲利浦‧狄克的人氣飆高，甚至同名的菲利普•K•迪克紀念獎成為年度科幻小說獎的最佳代表。這本作品集結菲利普‧狄克早期於1954-1964年間的短篇及中長篇小說作品，其中最受人矚目的作品包括《關鍵報告》(後期成為好萊塢大導史蒂芬史匹柏的電影靈感來源)、《Service Call》、《Stand-By》、《The Days of Perky Pat》等。透過這些作品將發現狄克早期作品的靈感來源，又是如何在日後的作品創造出膾炙人口的經典之作。With an Introduction by James Tiptree, Jr."More than anyone else in the field, Mr. Dick really puts you inside people's minds." --Wall Street JournalMany thousands of readers consider Philip K. Dick to have been the greatest science fiction writer on any planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick's works has continued to mount and his reputation has been enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now presented annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K. Dick Society is devoted to the study and promulgation of his works.This collection includes all of the writer's earliest short and medium-length fiction covering the years 1954-1964, and featuring such fascinating tales as The Minority Report (the inspiration for Steven Spielberg's film), Service Call, Stand-By, The Days of Perky Pat, and many others. Here, readers will find Dick's initial explorations of the themes he so brilliantly brought to life in his later work.Dick won the prestigious Hugo Award for the best novel of 1963 for The Man in the High Castle. In the last year of his life, the film Blade Runner was made from his novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?The classic stories of Philip K. Dick offer an intriguing glimpse into the imagination of one of science fiction's most enduring and respected names."A useful acquisition for any serious SF library or collection." --Kirkus Reviews"Awe-inspiring." --The Washington Post

作者介紹

作者介紹 More than 30 years after his untimely death at age 53, Philip K. Dick (1928 – 1982) remains one of the most celebrated authors of the last century and a looming and illuminating presence in this one. He was the winner of both the prestigious Hugo Award and the John W. Campbell Memorial Award, which honor excellence in science fiction. Inducted in 2007 into the Library of America, which publishes a three-volume collection of his novels, Dick has received unprecedented recognition for his contributions to modern literature, specifically in the area of science fiction. His 45 novels and over 210 short stories have been adapted into numerous films, including the blockbusters Minority Report, Total Recall, and Blade Runner, as well as Impostor, Paycheck, Scanner Darkly, Next, and The Adjustment Bureau.

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