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Philip K. Dick's French revival: three posthumous volumes

publication · 2026-04-23

Twelve years after his death, California science fiction writer Philip K. Dick is being reintroduced to French readers with the publication of three volumes: "Substance rêve," "Dédale sans fin," and "Aurore sur un jardin de palmes." Dick is characterized as a destabilizer of reality, a virus that sabotages certainties and infiltrates doubt.

Key facts

  • Philip K. Dick died twelve years before this publication.
  • Three volumes published in French: Substance rêve, Dédale sans fin, Aurore sur un jardin de palmes.
  • Dick is a California science fiction writer.
  • The article describes Dick as a 'défaiseur de monde' (unmaker of worlds).

Entities

Artists

  • Philip K. Dick

Locations

  • California
  • United States

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