Lies, Inc. [The Unteleported Man] (Publisher's Setting Copy and Proof for the 1984 Reissue)
by Philip K. Dick
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About This Item
First published in 1964 in Fantastic Magazine, the rights to "The Unteleported Man" were subsequently purchased by Ace Books, and Dick then revised the novella to bring it up to novel length. The story's expansions, including a generous exposition of a horrifying LSD trip, were refused by Ace, and they instead published it in its original form dos-a-dos with Howard L. Cory's "The Mind Monsters." The revised and retitled novel would not see the light of day for nearly 20 years, until the Gollancz edition seen in this listing, at which point Dick had passed away and author John Sladek was called in to fill in continuity gaps left by two missing manuscript pages.
The full novel remains one of Dick's most experimental, centering on a man whose spaceship business is being rendered obsolete by teleportation technology, and who teleports to a new colony on a foreign world seeking his mistress. It is rendered intentionally difficult to understand not only via the main character's LSD trip but also by modifications to the transporter technology that cause participants to experience viable alternative realities during the transportation process.
Wrestling with themes of totalitarianism, conformity, and antisemitism, "Lies, Inc." remains a thought provoking tale, with this edition representing the first attempt at publishing the work as Dick wanted it to be read.
Uncorrected Proof:
Blue titled wrappers, dated 6th March 1984, with credits for publisher Victor Gollancz. 100 unfolded pages, with last leaf numbered 199. Xerographic duplication, with red manuscript ink annotations throughout. 13 x 8.5 inches, loose leaves, pages Fine wrapper Near Fine.
Setting Copy:
Six typescript and 60 xerographically duplicated pages interspersed into a piecemeal paperback copy, and comprising various publisher's changes, copyedits, and pages unique to this edition. Manuscript annotations throughout. Additional pages approximately 8.5 x 11.5 inches, laid into segments of a 4 x 7 inch paperback. Very Good plus or better.
Synopsis
“Philip K. Dick knew better than anyone how to recognize the disturbances of exile.”—Roberto Bolaño When catastrophic overpopulation threatens Earth, one company offers to teleport citizens to Whale’s Mouth, an allegedly pristine new home for happy and industrious émigrés. But there is one problem: the teleportation machine only works in one direction. When Rachmael ben Applebaum discovers that some of the footage of happy settlers may have been faked, he sets out on an eighteen-year journey to see if anyone wants to come back. Lies, Inc. is one of Philip K. Dick’s final novels, which he expanded from his novella The Unteleported Man shortly before his death. In its examination of totalitarianism, reality, and hallucination, it encompasses everything that Dick’s fans love about his oeuvre.
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- Title
- Lies, Inc. [The Unteleported Man] (Publisher's Setting Copy and Proof for the 1984 Reissue)
- Author
- Philip K. Dick
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Victor Gollancz
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1984
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Original Manuscripts | Uncorrected Proofs | Science Fiction
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- Original Manuscripts; Science Fiction; Uncorrected Proofs;
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