{"product_id":"9781598530445","title":"Philip K. Dick: Valis and Later Novels","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 2007, \u003ci\u003ePhilip K. Dick: Four Novels of the 1960s\u003c\/i\u003e became the fastest selling title in The Library of America's history. The 2008 companion volume, \u003ci\u003eFive Novels of the1960s \u0026amp; 70s\u003c\/i\u003e, broke series records for advance sales. Now comes a third and final volume gathering the best novels of Dick's final years, when religious revelation, always important in his work, became a dominant and irresistible theme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eA Maze of Death\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), a darkly speculative mystery that foreshadows Dick's final novels, colonists on the planet Delmak-O try to determine the nature of the God-or \"Mentufacturer\"-who plots their destiny. The late masterpiece \u003ci\u003eVALIS\u003c\/i\u003e (1981) is a novelistic reworking of \"the events of 2-3-74,\" when Dick's life was transformed by what he believed was a mystical revelation. It is a harrowing self-portrait of a man torn between conflicting interpretations of what might be gnostic illumination or psychotic breakdown. \u003ci\u003eThe Divine Invasion\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), a sequel to \u003ci\u003eVALIS\u003c\/i\u003e, is a powerful exploration of gnostic insight and its human consequences. \u003ci\u003eThe Transmigration of Timothy Archer\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), Dick's last novel, is by turns theological thriller, roman à clef, and disenchanted portrait of late 1970s California life, based loosely on the controversial career of Bishop James Pike-a close friend and kindred spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Library of America, The","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47036959719664,"sku":"9781598530445","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781598530445_p0.jpg?v=1763812143","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781598530445","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}