Philip K. Dick
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Philip K. Dick (1928–1982)

Author of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Also known as: P.K. Dick, P. K. Dick, Philip Dick, Phlip K. Dick, philp k. dick, Philip K Dick ... (see complete list), K. Philip Dick, Dick K. Philip, Phillp K. Dick, Dick Philip k., Fhilip K. Dick, Phillip K. Dick, Phillip K. Dick, Dick K. Phillip, Philip Kendred Dick, Philip Kindred Dick, Philip K. Dick: Kroost, Philip K. Dick Society, Philip K. Dick: Koekjes, Philip K Dick and others, Philip K. Dick: Passanten, Philip K. Dick: De forens, Philip K. Dick: Slachtoffer, Philip K. Dick: Kleinsteeds, Philip K.; Dick, Philip, K Dick, Philip K. Intro. By John Brunner. Dick, Phillip K., ed. by Lawrence Sutin Dick, Philip K. Introduction by Pamela Sargent. Frontisp

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Full name: Philip Kindred Dick. Also used the pseudonyms Richard Philips and Jack Dowland. The collected short stories have been published with many different titles, so - when combining - please take care that you marry up the correct volumes.

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Philip K. Dick was born in Chicago in 1928 and lived most of his life in California. He briefly attended the University of Calinfornia, but dropped out before completing any classes. In 1952, he began writing professionally and proceeded to write numerous novels and short-story collections. Philip K. Dick died on March 2, 1982, in Santa Ana, California, of heart failure following a stroke.
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Full name: Philip Kindred Dick. Also used the pseudonyms Richard Philips and Jack Dowland.

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