Posts Tagged ‘Philip K. Dick’

Jonathan Lethem/Erik Davis on PK Dick

May 7, 2010Henry Baum No Comments »

There’s a sort-of over-intellectualization here about a writer who’s so visceral, but a nice interview between Erik Davis and Jonathan Lethem about Philip K. Dick.
Dick looked around his world with a kind of skinlessness. He existed in the world and it just permeated him. Mid-’50s America was overwhelmingly alive in his vision, in [...]

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The Penultimate Truth About Philip K. Dick

May 5, 2010Henry Baum No Comments »

Cool documentary, worth watching.  In pieces on Youtube.

Been meaning to link to this piece.
Dick knew that there had to be an FBI file on his activities because, as he told the Bureau in the letter requesting access to it: “In the early ’fifties, two agents of the FBI, Mr George Scruggs and Mr George Smith, [...]

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Philip K. Dick, Talking

April 28, 2010Henry Baum 3 Comments »

Part 1 and 3.
(via Dangerous Minds)
This happened, been better published in France than the States:

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Two Novel Responses

March 10, 2010Henry Baum 2 Comments »

Two nice responses to my book via email. Both come from people with the name Philip, which must have some sort of profound significance.  Looking it up, Philip means “Horse lover,” but I knew that – ergo Horselover Fat = Philip K. Dick.
Incidentally I also received an email this week from Anne Dick, PK Dick’s [...]

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