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Philip Kindred Dick (1928 - 1982)

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ultra-prolific (cca 45 novels, >120 short-stories)

his twin sister Jane died when he was six weeks old

first educated at Quaker schools, later at Berkeley

seller in record store, gets his first short-story "R🐶🐶G" published in 1951

amphetamine abuse; married 5 times; paranoia; schizophrenia;

self-described as "acosmic panentheist" - "I don't believe that the universe exists. I believe that the only thing that exists is God and (s)he is more than the universe. "

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  • Philip Kindred Dick (1928 - 1982) 🔊
    ultra-prolific (cca 45 novels, >120 short-stories) his twin sister Jane died when he was six weeks old first educated at Quaker schools, later at Berkeley sell
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