by Philip K. Dick · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780586074152
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«I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon» is the science fiction short story collection by Philip K. Dick, published by Grafton in paperback (224 pages, in English).
«I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon» brings together science fiction stories: a traveller tormented by the onboard computer; a survivor of a space accident kept alive by aliens who examine her beliefs; a lonely colonist caring for a dying neighbour. The volume closes with an essay by Dick on his life and work.
This posthumous collection was originally published in 1985; the present edition is from 1988. It was a nominee for the Locus Award for Best Collection in 1986.
For fans of science fiction and short stories, especially those interested in the short fiction of Philip K. Dick.
Philip Kindred Dick was an American science fiction short story writer and novelist. He wrote 45 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines. His fiction explored varied philosophical and social questions such as the nature of reality, perception, human nature, and identity, and commonly featured characters struggling against alternate realities, illusory environments, monopolistic corporations, drug abuse, authoritarian governments, and altered states of consciousness. He is considered one of the most important figures in 20th-century science fiction.
