{"product_id":"counter-clock-world-paperback","title":"Counter-Clock World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip K. Dick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCounter-Clock World\u003c\/em\u003e is a theological and philosophical adventure in a world set in reverse from the Hugo Award-winning science fiction novelist Philip K. Dick, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Man in the High Castle \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?--\u003c\/em\u003ethe basis for the film \u003cem\u003eBlade Runner.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTime has begun moving backward. People greet each other with \"goodbye,\" blow smoke into cigarettes, and rise from the dead. When one of those rising dead is the famous and powerful prophet Anarch Peak, a number of groups start a mad scramble to find him first--but their motives are not exactly benevolent, because Anarch Peak may just be worth more dead than alive, and these groups will do whatever they must to send him back to the grave.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat would you do if your long-dead relatives started coming back? Who would take care of them? And what if they preferred being dead? In \u003cem\u003eCounter-Clock World, \u003c\/em\u003e these troubling questions are addressed; though, as always, you may have to figure out the answers yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dick is the American writer who in recent years has most influenced non-American poets, novelists, and essayists.\"--Roberto Bolaño\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDick is the American writer who in recent years has most influenced non-American poets, novelists, and essayists. Roberto Bolano \u003cbr\u003eIn \"Counter-Clock World,\" time has begun moving backward. People greet each other with goodbye, blow smoke into cigarettes, and rise from the dead. When one of those rising dead is the famous and powerful prophet Anarch Peak, a number of groups start a mad scramble to find him first but their motives are not exactly benevolent because Anarch Peak may just be worth more dead than alive, and these groups will do whatever they must to send him back to the grave. \u003cbr\u003eWhat would you do if your long-dead relatives started coming back? Who would take care of them? And what if they preferred being dead? In \"Counter-Clock World,\" one of Dick s most theological and philosophical novels, these troubling questions are addressed; though, as always, you may have to figure out the answers yourself. \u003cbr\u003ePHILIP K. DICK (1928 1982) wrote 121 short stories and 45 novels and is considered one of the most visionary authors of the twentieth century. His work is included in the Library of America and has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Eleven works have been adapted to film, including \"Blade Runner\" (based on \"Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?\"), \"Total Recall\",\" \" \"Minority Report\",\" \" and \"A Scanner Darkly\".\"\" \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver a writing career that spanned three decades, PHILIP K. DICK (1928-1982) published 36 science fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man human and the dangers of centralized power. Toward the end of his life, his work turned to deeply personal, metaphysical questions concerning the nature of God. Eleven novels and short stories have been adapted to film, notably, \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e (based on \u003ci\u003eDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eTotal Recall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMinority Report\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Scanner Darkly\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, and in 2007 the Library of America published a selection of his novels in three volumes. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52018905841965,"sku":"9780547572192","price":20.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/counter-clock-world-paperback-3534385.webp?v=1777440727","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/counter-clock-world-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}