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Mary and the Giant (Gollancz S.F.) (Paperback)

by Philip K. Dick (Author)
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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Gollancz; New Ed edition (9 Jun 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0575074663
  • ISBN-13: 978-0575074668
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 13 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 519,140 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Mary Anne Reynolds is a young and vulnerable woman, determined to make her own way in the world. But Pacific Park, California, in the 1950s is not really the place for Mary. Her relationship with a black singer offends against the small town's views on sexual mores and exposes its bigoted views on race. This is a powerful portrayal of the claustrophobia of small-town California, and Mary Anne Reynolds is one of the most memorable characters Dick ever created.


About the Author

Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was born in Chicago but lived in California for most of his life. He went to college at Berkeley for a year, ran a record store and had his own classical-music show on a local radio station. He published his first short story, 'Beyond Lies the Wub' in 1952. Among his many fine novels are The Man in the High Castle, Time Out of Joint, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? and Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said.

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5.0 out of 5 stars His best mainstream, 18 Mar 2006
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This is the best mainstream novel of PKD. This 'fact' is probably why it is, alongside "Confessions...", the only one currently in print (Gollancz books). We don't get as much depressive psychology about the human state in this one as in several of his others novels. Nonetheless, it carries with it an accurate insight into the dynamics of social relationships. With the music business as a context and background and human subjects acting out petty motives and conflicts, its greatest value comes in PKD's 'living' style of writing; quick, on-the-mark, funny and with a fluent use of language and litterary twists. Explore PKD's mainstream writing at its trademark best!
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