TTHC 389: Manuscript received at SMLA Feb 11, 1953.
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The Impossible Planet | Chronology | Impostor |
(1958): THE SANDS OF MARS AND OTHER STORIES, Anon, Jubilee, {Australia}
(1973): THE BOOK OF PHILIP K. DICK, DAW#44, pb
(1983): Galaktica #52 {tr. into Hungarian as HELYREIGAZITO CSOPORT} |
(1987): SECOND VARIETY {not in Citadel Twilight edition}
(1990): WE CAN REMEMBER IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE {Citadel Twilight edition only}
TTHC 273: {...} As he himself said, his stories of the 1950s "were written when my life was simpler and made sense. I could tell the difference between the real world and the world I wrote about." Again and again the real world of suburban life in the 1950s is evoked: "Adjustment Team", "Exhibit Piece", "The Commuter", "Small Town" -- only to be revealed as a shadow world, fading away when confronted with a darker reality beneath.