《The Penultimate Truth》是2012年1月24日Mariner Books出版的圖書，作者是PhilipK.Dick。
基本介紹
- 中文名：The Penultimate Truth
- 作者：PhilipK.Dick
- 出版社：Mariner Books
- ISBN：9780547572475
內容簡介,作者簡介,
內容簡介
The Penultimate Truth is one of Dick’s more sombre novels, written at a white-hot pace when he was at the height of his creative powers.Drawing on four of Dick’s stories, The Penultimate Truth is one of his most pointed examination of the lies woven by governments.World War III is raging – or so the millions of people crammed in their underground tanks believe. For fifteen years, subterranean humanity has been fed on daily broadcasts of a never-ending nuclear destruction, sustained by a belief in the all powerful Protector.But up on Earth’s surface, a different kind of reality reigns. East and West are at peace. Across the planet, an elite corps of expert hoaxers live in vast private demesnes – repayment for their services in preserving the great lie. Until one day, a tanker emerges and discovers the path to the most sinister truth of all… --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
作者簡介
Over a writing career that spanned three decades, Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) published 36 science fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man human and the dangers of centralized power. Toward the end of his life, his work turned toward deeply personal, metaphysical questions concerning the nature of God. Eleven novels and short stories have been adapted to film; notably: Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly. The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career, Dick was inducted into the SF Hall of Fame in 2005, and in 2007 the Library of America published a selection of his novels in three volumes. His work has been translated into?more than twenty-five?languages.
