A Life of Philip K. Dick

The Man Who Remembered the Future

By: Anthony Peake

Narrated by: Eric Meyers

"It is sometimes an appropriate response to reality to go insane." (Philip K. Dick, VALIS)

Philip K. Dick was a visionary writer. From post-apocalyptic San Francisco to Nazi-occupied America, his strange alternative futures have transfixed the world. But his life was every bit as unusual as his fiction.

A Life of Philip K Dick opens a window into PKD's unique mind. Written with close cooperation with two of his ex-wives and a number of his friends, we are taken through his five marriages, his periods living in squalor, and his souring literary success. We are also given unparalleled insight into his transcendental experiences....

PKD claimed to have visions of the future. In his published journal The Exegesis, he explores precognition, time theories, and even alien abduction. Anthony Peake's own interest in metaphysics and altered states of consciousness makes him the ideal author to explore this aspect of PKD's life. Considering all possible reasonings behind these experiences, from esoteric to neurological, Peake offers a scrupulous biography of this enigmatic author.

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Critic reviews

"Anthony Peake is uniquely qualified to analyze Philip K. Dick's life." (E J Morgan, author of A Kindred Spirit)

"Normal Spinrad"

At 40:05 the narrator says "Normal Spinrad," meaning Norman. "Normal" kind of sounds like the name of a PKD character, but otherwise, it's *not* the name of PKD's great fellow writer, and I personally don't know anybody who IS normal, by behavior or name! Needs to be fixed. The book will entertain PKD fans, but it's actually rather tame from Peake. You'll probably dig it.

Happy

Happy to have any PKD reference book

Will be listening to this over and over to soak up the details

the Life and Mind of PKD

Fascinating read abput PKD books and his personal life. Last few chapters do a great job of exploring what made his work and his literary imagination unique as is related to his health conditions etc.

my new anti-drug

a sobering tale. did he remember the future or did he dream up fantasies that people latched onto and brought into being?
interesting book.

Hooray! Finally!

Hooray! finally, a PKD biography on Audible. It is good enough that I also bought a copy for my Kindle. I recommend the book.