Martian Time-slip - Couverture souple

Dick, Philip K.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0575047100 ISBN 13 : 9780575047105

Editeur : Gollancz, 1990

Synopsis

Set in the year 1994 - on a desolate Mars forgotten by Earth - this novel centres around the isolated homesteaders that huddle along the lines of the great canals, in thrall to the powerful plumbing union. The author's other books include "Ubik" and "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?".

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

On the arid colony of Mars the only thing more precious than water may be a ten-year-old schizophrenic boy named Manfred Steiner. For although the UN has slated "anomalous" children for deportation and destruction, other people--especially Supreme Goodmember Arnie Kott of the Water Worker's union--suspect that Manfred's disorder  may be a window into the future. In Martian Time-Slip Philip K. Dick uses power politics and extraterrestrial real estate scams, adultery, and murder to penetrate the mysteries of being and time.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Mars is a desolate world. Largely forgotten by Earth, the planet remains helpless in the stranglehold of Arnie Kott, who as boss of the plumber's union has a monopoly over the vital water supply.

Arnie Kott is obsessed by the past; the native Bleekmen, poverty-stricken wanderers, can see into the future; while to Manfred, an autistic boy, time apparently stops. When one of the colonists, Norbert Steiner, commits suicide, the repercussions are startling and bizarre.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gollancz
• Date d'édition: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0575047100
• ISBN 13: 9780575047105
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 240
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible