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Divine Invasions - by Lawrence Sutin (Paperback)

Divine Invasions - by  Lawrence Sutin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Divine Invasions" is the definitive biography of one of America's greatest novelists and science fiction's greatest ambassador to literary audiences. Philip K. Dick loosened the bonds of the genre, ultimately making his reputation as a literary writer who happened to write speculative fiction, and profoundly influencing such writers as Pynchon, Delillo, David Foster Wallace, and Jonathan Lethem. "Divine Invasions" is being reissued to coincide with the fall 2005 release of "A Scanner Darkly," a film based on Dick's novel of the same name.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>The only biography I've ever read that's as exciting as a spy novel . . . Phil Dick's life was as weird and mysterious as any of his science fiction books.--Robert Anton Wilson</b><br><i></i><i><br></i>With thirty-eight books currently in print and seven of his novels and short stories adapted into blockbuster films, Philip K. Dick is recognized worldwide as one of our time's greatest and most influential novelists. Lawrence Sutin's<i> Divine Invasions, </i> acknowledged by the Dick family as the official Philip K. Dick biography, illuminates the life of the man who loosed the bonds of the science-fiction genre and profoundly influenced such writers as Pynchon, Delillo, David Foster Wallace, and Jonathan Lethem. Absorbing, beautifully written, and profoundly revealing, <i>Divine</i><i>Invasions </i>is a must-read for Dick fans and for all fans of contemporary fiction and film.<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Lawrence Sutin</b> is an award-winning memoirist and biographer. His books include <i>Jack and Rochelle: A Holocaust Story of Love and Resistance; A Postcard Memoir</i>; and <i>Do What Thou Wilt: A Life of Aleister Crowley</i>. Sutin teaches in the MFA program at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota.

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