- Underground areas, Fiction in English, Nuclear warfare, Regression (Civilization)
The Penultimate Truth is a 1964 science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick. The story is set in a future where the bulk of humanity is kept in large underground shelters.
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- gravecomic
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- Author
- Philip K. Dick
- First published
- December 1, 1972
- Pages
- 238
- Publisher
- TriadGrafton, Triad/Panther, Bluejay Books
- Editions
- 21
- Language
- French, Spanish, English
- ISBN
- 9781407246390
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Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist whose published work during his lifetime was almost entirely in the science fiction genre. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments, and altered states. In his later works, Dick's thematic focus strongly reflected his personal interest in metaphysics and theology. He often drew upon his own life experiences and addressed the nature of drug abuse, paranoia and schizophrenia, and transcendental experiences in novels such as A Scanner Darkly and VALIS. Source and more information: [Wikipedia (EN)](http://en.wikipedia.org/
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