*How do you stop a man who can raise the dead?* ย ย "We have spoken against him," Annas said. "Denounced him in so far as we dared, yet he is still as popular as ever" ย ย "Even more popular." ย ย "The people don't like us," said a Pharisee. "They respect us, to a degree, but they have never liked
Divine Invasion
โ Scribed by Dick, Philip K.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Year
- 1981;1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 139 KB
- Edition
- 1st Vintage Books ed
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780006482505
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โฆ Synopsis
n The Divine Invasion, Philip K. Dick asks: What if God--or a being called Yah--were alive and in exile on a distant planet? How could a second coming succeed against the high technology and finely tuned rationalized evil of the modern police state? The Divine Invasion "blends Judaism, Kabalah, Zoroastrianism, and Christianity into a fascinating fable of human existence" (West Coast Revew of Books).
Review
'A great philosophical writer' Independent
'Really excellent entertainment' Daily Telegraph
'One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction' Sunday Times
About the Author
Philip K Dick was born in Chicago in 1928 and lived most of his life in California. He attended college for a year at Berkeley. Apart from writing, his main interest was music. He won the Hugo Award for his classic novel of alternative history, The Man in the High Castle (1962). He was married five times and had three children. He died in March 1982.
Library : Science Fiction
Universes : VALIS Trilogy [02]
Formats : EPUB
ISBN : 9780679734451
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