The Other Side of Philip K. Dick
Maer Wilson
"As a literary figure, Philip K. Dick is popularly perceived as a crazed, drug-addled mystic with a sinister Third Eye. Nothing could be further from the truth - the Phil I knew was a warm, humane, very funny man. Maer Wilson understands these truths far better than I, and The Other Side of Philip K. Dick casts a welcome shaft of daylight upon the real PKD, as opposed to the dark, distorted caricature Dick has become." Paul M. Sammon, Author of Future Noir: The Making of Blade RunnerWhat is the truth behind the legend of Science Fiction great, Philip K. Dick?In spring, 1972, Phil Dick moved to Fullerton, CA, where he met Theatre student Mary (Maer) Wilson. Amid marriage proposals, marathon talk-fests and a love for music and films, they forged a strong friendship that would last the rest of his life.Wilson's quirky, yet unflinchingly honest, memoir reveals a funny, compassionate and generous man. She captures an inside view of one of our literary greats – a brilliant writer who...
Jahr:
2016
Verlag:
Maer Wilson
Sprache:
english
Seiten:
136
Datei:
EPUB, 4.15 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2016