Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said - by Philip K Dick (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Altered reality, genetic enhancement and drugs combine to create one of the most popular and enduring science fiction novels from award-winning novelist Philip K. Dick.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>"Dick skillfully explores the psychological ramifications of this nightmare."--<i>The New York Times Review of Books</i> <p/><i>Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said</i> grapples with many of the themes Philip K. Dick is best known for-- identity, altered reality, drug use, and dystopia--in a rollicking chase story that earned the novel the John W. Campbell Award and nominations for the Hugo and Nebula. <p/>Jason Taverner--world-famous talk show host and man-about-town--wakes up one day to find that no one knows who he is--including the vast databases of the totalitarian government. And in a society where lack of identification is a crime, Taverner has no choice but to go on the run with a host of shady characters, including crooked cops and dealers of alien drugs. But do they know more than they are letting on? And just how can a person's identity be erased overnight?<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>"Dick skillfully explores the psychological ramifications of this nightmare." <i>The New York Times Review of Books</i> <br><i>Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said</i> grapples with many of the themes Philip K. Dick is best known for identity, altered reality, drug use, and dystopia in a rollicking chase story that earned the novel the John W. Campbell Award and nominations for the Hugo and Nebula. <br>Jason Taverner world-famous talk show host and man-about-town wakes up one day to find that no one knows who he is including the vast databases of the totalitarian government. And in a society where lack of identification is a crime, Taverner has no choice but to go on the run with a host of shady characters, including crooked cops and dealers of alien drugs. But do they know more than they are letting on? And just how can a person s identity be erased overnight?<br><p></p>PHILIP K. DICK (1928 1982) wrote 121 short stories and 45 novels and is considered one of the most visionary authors of the twentieth century. His work is included in the Library of America and has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Eleven works have been adapted to film, including <i>Blade Runner</i> (based on <i>Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?</i>), <i>Total Recall</i>, <i>Minority Report</i>, and <i>A Scanner Darkly</i>"<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>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 to deeply personal, metaphysical questions concerning the nature of God. Eleven novels and short stories have been adapted to film, notably, <i>Blade Runner</i> (based on <i>Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?</i>), <i>Total Recall</i>, <i>Minority Report</i>, and <i>A Scanner Darkly</i>. The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction 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.
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