{"id":22489,"date":"2025-06-06T11:32:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T15:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/?p=22489"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:24:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T16:24:25","slug":"the-stories-of-philip-k-dick","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/authors\/the-stories-of-philip-k-dick\/22489\/","title":{"rendered":"The Stories of Philip K. Dick"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kt-tabs-id22489_bd1347-79 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .wp-block-kadence-tab{border-top:3px solid var(--accent);border-right:0px solid #bc7b77;border-bottom:0px solid #bc7b77;border-left:0px solid #bc7b77;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id22489_bd1347-79 > .kt-tabs-title-list li{margin-top:0px;margin-right:8px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id22489_bd1347-79 > .kt-tabs-title-list li:last-child{margin-right:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id22489_bd1347-79 > .kt-tabs-title-list li .kt-tab-title, .wp-block-kadence-tabs .kt-tabs-id22489_bd1347-79 > .kt-tabs-content-wrap > .kt-tabs-accordion-title 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solid var(--base);border-bottom:0px solid #e2ded5;border-left:0px solid var(--base);}}<\/style><div class=\"wp-block-kadence-postgrid kt-blocks-post-loop-block alignnone kt-post-loop22489_7b8d2d-a3 kt-post-grid-layout-grid \"><div class=\"kt-post-grid-layout-grid-wrap kt-post-grid-wrap\" data-columns-xxl=\"1\" data-columns-xl=\"1\" data-columns-md=\"1\" data-columns-sm=\"1\" data-columns-xs=\"1\" data-columns-ss=\"1\"data-item-selector=\".kt-post-masonry-item\" aria-label=\"Post Carousel\"><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-7781 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-philip-k-dick-en tag-science-fiction tag-united-states generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-beyond-lies-the-wub\/7781\/\" aria-label=\"Philip K. Dick: Beyond Lies the Wub\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Philip-K.-Dick2-300x171.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Philip K. Dick\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Philip-K.-Dick2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Philip-K.-Dick2-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Philip-K.-Dick2-610x348.jpg 610w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Philip-K.-Dick2-480x274.jpg 480w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Philip-K.-Dick2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-beyond-lies-the-wub\/7781\/\">Philip K. Dick: Beyond Lies the Wub<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">They had almost finished with the loading. Outside stood the Optus, his arms folded, his face sunk in gloom. Captain Franco walked leisurely down the gangplank, grinning. \u201cWhat\u2019s the matter?\u201d he said. \u201cYou\u2019re getting paid for all this.\u201d The Optus said nothing. He turned away, collecting his robes. The captain put his boot on the &#8230; <a title=\"Philip K. Dick: Beyond Lies the Wub\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-beyond-lies-the-wub\/7781\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Philip K. Dick: Beyond Lies the Wub\">Read more<\/a><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-beyond-lies-the-wub\/7781\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Philip K. Dick: Beyond Lies the Wub<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-8051 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-horror-en tag-philip-k-dick-en tag-science-fiction tag-united-states generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-colony\/8051\/\" aria-label=\"Philip K. Dick: Colony\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Philip-K.-Dick-Colonia-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Philip K. Dick: Colony\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Philip-K.-Dick-Colonia-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Philip-K.-Dick-Colonia-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Philip-K.-Dick-Colonia-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Philip-K.-Dick-Colonia.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-colony\/8051\/\">Philip K. Dick: Colony<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">\u201cColony\u201d is an unsettling science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick, published in Galaxy Science Fiction in 1953. A group of explorers arrives on a planet that appears perfectly suited for colonization, with conditions ideal for human life. However, what initially seems like a paradise soon turns into a deadly trap when they discover an unsuspected threat that endangers not only their lives, but the survival of all humanity. To prevent the danger from spreading beyond the planet, they must make extreme decisions and fight for their lives against an invisible and terrifying enemy.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-colony\/8051\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Philip K. Dick: Colony<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-27324 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-philip-k-dick-en tag-science-fiction tag-united-states generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-exhibit-piece\/27324\/\" aria-label=\"Philip K. Dick: Exhibit Piece\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Philip-K.-Dick-Pieza-de-coleccion-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Philip K. Dick: Exhibit Piece\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Philip-K.-Dick-Pieza-de-coleccion-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Philip-K.-Dick-Pieza-de-coleccion-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Philip-K.-Dick-Pieza-de-coleccion.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-exhibit-piece\/27324\/\">Philip K. Dick: Exhibit Piece<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">\u201cExhibit Piece\u201d is a short story by American writer Philip K. Dick, published in August 1954 in If magazine. In a future society, George Miller is a historian dedicated to the study of the 20th century. Obsessed with his work, which consists of overseeing a detailed exhibition dedicated to that era, he adopts its manner of speaking, dress, and even the use of its everyday objects. Facing hostility from his superiors due to his overzealousness, everything changes one day when, inside one of the houses in the complex he oversees, he hears voices that shouldn\u2019t be there.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-exhibit-piece\/27324\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Philip K. Dick: Exhibit Piece<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-17875 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-14-en tag-christmas tag-philip-k-dick-en tag-science-fiction tag-united-states generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-foster-youre-dead\/17875\/\" aria-label=\"Philip K. Dick: Foster, You\u2019re Dead\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Philip-K.-Dick-Foster-estas-muerto-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Philip K. Dick: Foster, You\u2019re Dead\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Philip-K.-Dick-Foster-estas-muerto-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Philip-K.-Dick-Foster-estas-muerto-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Philip-K.-Dick-Foster-estas-muerto-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Philip-K.-Dick-Foster-estas-muerto.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-foster-youre-dead\/17875\/\">Philip K. Dick: Foster, You\u2019re Dead<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">&#8220;Foster, You&#8217;re Dead&#8221; is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick, published in Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3 in 1955. In a society obsessed with preparing for nuclear war, Mike Foster faces the stigma of being the son of an &#8216;anti-P&#8217;, someone who refuses to buy bomb shelters or contribute to the community defence system. While his peers make booby traps and knives at school, he lives with the constant humiliation and fear of not having a shelter to protect him. Social pressure and fear drive him to crave security in a world where paranoia has become a lucrative business.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-foster-youre-dead\/17875\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Philip K. Dick: Foster, You\u2019re Dead<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-25259 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-philip-k-dick-en tag-science-fiction tag-united-states generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-human-is\/25259\/\" aria-label=\"Philip K. Dick: Human Is\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Philip-K.-Dick-Humano-es2-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Philip K. Dick: Human Is\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Philip-K.-Dick-Humano-es2-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Philip-K.-Dick-Humano-es2-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Philip-K.-Dick-Humano-es2-768x767.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Philip-K.-Dick-Humano-es2.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-human-is\/25259\/\">Philip K. Dick: Human Is<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">&#8220;Human Is&#8221; is a science fiction short story written by Philip K. Dick and published in 1955 in the magazine Startling Stories. Jill is a woman trapped in a marriage with Lester Herrick, a cold and emotionally abusive husband, an extremely rational scientist wholly devoted to his work. However, after being sent on a mission to the planet Rexor IV, Lester returns with a completely different attitude: kind, affectionate, almost unrecognizable. This change unsettles Jill, who begins to wonder what the true reason behind her husband&#8217;s transformation might be.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-human-is\/25259\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Philip K. Dick: Human Is<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-8648 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-philip-k-dick-en tag-science-fiction tag-united-states generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-impostor\/8648\/\" aria-label=\"Philip K. Dick: Impostor\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Philip-K.-Dick-Impostor-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Philip K. Dick - Impostor\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Philip-K.-Dick-Impostor-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Philip-K.-Dick-Impostor-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Philip-K.-Dick-Impostor-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Philip-K.-Dick-Impostor.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-impostor\/8648\/\">Philip K. Dick: Impostor<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">\u201cOne of these days I\u2019m going to take time off,\u201d Spence Olham said at first-meal. He looked around at his wife. \u201cI think I\u2019ve earned a rest. Ten years is a long time.\u201d \u201cAnd the Project?\u201d \u201cThe war will be won without me. This ball of clay of ours isn\u2019t really in much danger.\u201d Olham &#8230; <a title=\"Philip K. Dick: Impostor\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-impostor\/8648\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Philip K. Dick: Impostor\">Read more<\/a><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-impostor\/8648\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Philip K. Dick: Impostor<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-24057 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-philip-k-dick-en tag-science-fiction tag-united-states generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-the-eyes-have-it\/24057\/\" aria-label=\"Philip K. Dick: The Eyes Have It\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Philip-K.-Dick-Algunas-peculiaridades-de-los-ojos-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Philip K. Dick: The Eyes Have It\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Philip-K.-Dick-Algunas-peculiaridades-de-los-ojos-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Philip-K.-Dick-Algunas-peculiaridades-de-los-ojos-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Philip-K.-Dick-Algunas-peculiaridades-de-los-ojos-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Philip-K.-Dick-Algunas-peculiaridades-de-los-ojos.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-the-eyes-have-it\/24057\/\">Philip K. Dick: The Eyes Have It<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">\u201cThe Eyes Have It\u201d is a science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick, published in June 1953 in Science Fiction Stories. The narrative follows a man who finds an abandoned book on public transportation. Reading it at home, he believes he has uncovered evidence of a conspiracy in which a race of alien beings, hiding among humans, is stealthily invading Earth. As his paranoia grows, the protagonist grapples with the uncertainty of whether to share what he has discovered or keep it secret.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-the-eyes-have-it\/24057\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Philip K. Dick: The Eyes Have It<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-18241 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-14-en tag-horror-en tag-philip-k-dick-en tag-science-fiction tag-united-states generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-the-father-thing\/18241\/\" aria-label=\"Philip K. Dick: The Father-Thing\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Philip-K.-Dick-El-padre-cosa-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Philip K. Dick: The Father-Thing\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Philip-K.-Dick-El-padre-cosa-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Philip-K.-Dick-El-padre-cosa-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Philip-K.-Dick-El-padre-cosa-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Philip-K.-Dick-El-padre-cosa.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-the-father-thing\/18241\/\">Philip K. Dick: The Father-Thing<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">The Father-Thing is a disturbing science fiction short story by Philip K. Dick published in December 1954 in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. An eight-year-old, Charles, begins to suspect something terrible is happening to his father. One night, as he enters the garage, he witnesses a disturbing scene: next to his father is an identical replica of him. During dinner, Charles is confronted by the disturbing creature that, he is convinced, has usurped his father&#8217;s place. His mother&#8217;s incomprehension and the escalation of events that this provokes lead Charles to run away from home in search of help, triggering a desperate struggle to discover the truth in an environment that becomes increasingly oppressive and terrifying.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-the-father-thing\/18241\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Philip K. Dick: The Father-Thing<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-24966 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-philip-k-dick-en tag-science-fiction tag-united-states generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-the-golden-man\/24966\/\" aria-label=\"Philip K. Dick: The Golden Man\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Philip-K.-Dick-El-hombre-dorado-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Philip K. Dick: The Golden Man\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Philip-K.-Dick-El-hombre-dorado-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Philip-K.-Dick-El-hombre-dorado-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Philip-K.-Dick-El-hombre-dorado-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Philip-K.-Dick-El-hombre-dorado.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-the-golden-man\/24966\/\">Philip K. Dick: The Golden Man<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">\u201cThe Golden Man\u201d is a short story by Philip K. Dick, published in April 1954 in If magazine. In a post-war world, humans face a disturbing threat: mutants with genetic abilities that give them strange and dangerous powers. George Baines, a government agent, is tasked with tracking down and eliminating these beings. His mission takes him to a remote farm where Cris, a young man of extraordinary beauty with golden skin and hair, lives. His silent presence hides an incomprehensible power that will test Baines&#8217; effectiveness and the system&#8217;s ability to control mutants.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-the-golden-man\/24966\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Philip K. Dick: The Golden Man<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-19287 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-philip-k-dick-en tag-science-fiction tag-united-states generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-the-impossible-planet\/19287\/\" aria-label=\"Philip K. Dick: The Impossible Planet\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Philip-K.-Dick-El-planeta-imposible-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Philip K. Dick: The Impossible Planet\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Philip-K.-Dick-El-planeta-imposible-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Philip-K.-Dick-El-planeta-imposible-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Philip-K.-Dick-El-planeta-imposible-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Philip-K.-Dick-El-planeta-imposible.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-the-impossible-planet\/19287\/\">Philip K. Dick: The Impossible Planet<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">The Impossible Planet is a science fiction story by Philip K. Dick, published in October 1953 in the magazine Imagination. The story follows Captain Andrews and his crew, who receive an unusual request from a 350-year-old woman: to travel to Earth, the mythical planet believed to be the cradle of humanity. Although science has ruled out that the Earth ever existed, the older woman is willing to pay a large sum to fulfill her dream, which awakens Andrews&#8217; greed.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-the-impossible-planet\/19287\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Philip K. Dick: The Impossible Planet<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-23854 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-philip-k-dick-en tag-science-fiction tag-united-states generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-the-pre-persons\/23854\/\" aria-label=\"Philip K. Dick:\u00a0The Pre-Persons\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Philip-K.-Dick-Las-prepersonas-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Philip K. Dick:\u00a0The Pre-Persons\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Philip-K.-Dick-Las-prepersonas-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Philip-K.-Dick-Las-prepersonas-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Philip-K.-Dick-Las-prepersonas-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Philip-K.-Dick-Las-prepersonas.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-the-pre-persons\/23854\/\">Philip K. Dick:\u00a0The Pre-Persons<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">\u201cThe Pre-Persons\u201d is a controversial short story by Philip K. Dick, published in October 1974 in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. Set in a dystopian future where abortion is legal up to the age of twelve, a boy flees when he sees the truck that collects unwanted children to take them to a state institution, where an algebra test determines whether or not they have a \u201csoul.\u201d Although his mother tries to calm him with legal arguments, the fear persists. In this tale, Dick presents a disturbing premise where the right to life and human dignity are subjected to bureaucratic and arbitrary criteria.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-the-pre-persons\/23854\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Philip K. Dick:\u00a0The Pre-Persons<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-19133 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-short-stories tag-philip-k-dick-en tag-science-fiction tag-united-states generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-we-can-remember-it-for-you-wholesale\/19133\/\" aria-label=\"Philip K. Dick:\u00a0We Can Remember It For You Wholesale\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Philip-K.-Dick-Recuerdos-al-por-mayor-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Philip K. Dick:\u00a0We Can Remember It For You Wholesale\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Philip-K.-Dick-Recuerdos-al-por-mayor-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Philip-K.-Dick-Recuerdos-al-por-mayor-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Philip-K.-Dick-Recuerdos-al-por-mayor-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Philip-K.-Dick-Recuerdos-al-por-mayor.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-we-can-remember-it-for-you-wholesale\/19133\/\">Philip K. Dick:\u00a0We Can Remember It For You Wholesale<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">In \u201cWe Can Remember It For You Wholesale,\u201d Philip K. Dick explores the limits of reality and identity through the story of Douglas Quail, an ordinary man who longs for an extraordinary life. Tired of his monotonous existence, Quail buys implanted memories of a trip to Mars. However, when the memories emerge, Quail discovers that his life may not be as ordinary as he thought. This story, which inspired the movie Total Recall, raises profound questions about memory, perception, and the nature of reality.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/short-stories\/philip-k-dick-we-can-remember-it-for-you-wholesale\/19133\/\">Read the full story<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Philip K. 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Dick: Stability. Summary and Analysis\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Philip-K.-Dick-Estabilidad.-Resumen-y-analisis-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Philip K. Dick: Stability. Summary and Analysis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Philip-K.-Dick-Estabilidad.-Resumen-y-analisis-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Philip-K.-Dick-Estabilidad.-Resumen-y-analisis-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Philip-K.-Dick-Estabilidad.-Resumen-y-analisis-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Philip-K.-Dick-Estabilidad.-Resumen-y-analisis.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/summaries\/philip-k-dick-stability-summary-and-analysis\/24532\/\">Philip K. Dick: Stability. Summary and Analysis<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">In a future where humanity has ceased to progress and lives under a rigid system called Stability, Robert Benton receives news that his invention has been rejected, even though he does not remember inventing anything. Intrigued, he retrieves a device registered in his name and, upon activating it at home, discovers it is a time machine. He is transported to a strange world, where he finds a crystal sphere containing a miniature city inside. An invisible voice warns him not to touch it, but Benton disobeys and takes it back with him to his own time. Back at home, the sphere begins to communicate with him telepathically and persuades him to release it. When the authorities try to intervene, Benton, under the influence of the globe, breaks the glass and releases the forces that had been confined within. In the final scene, he awakens with no memory, now turned into just another laborer under the new order imposed by the liberated city.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/summaries\/philip-k-dick-stability-summary-and-analysis\/24532\/\">Read the full summary<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Philip K. Dick: Stability. Summary and Analysis<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item post-19174 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-summaries tag-philip-k-dick-en tag-united-states generate-columns tablet-grid-50 mobile-grid-100 grid-parent grid-33\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner-wrap kt-feat-image-align-left kt-feat-image-mobile-align-top\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-intrisic kt-image-ratio-133-33\" style=\"padding-bottom:133.33%;\"><div class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-intrisic\"><a aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\" role=\"presentation\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/summaries\/philip-k-dick-we-can-remember-it-for-you-wholesale-summary-and-analysis\/19174\/\" aria-label=\"Philip K. Dick: We Can Remember It for You Wholesale. Summary and analysis\" class=\"kadence-post-image-inner-wrap\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Philip-K.-Dick-Recuerdos-al-por-mayor.-Resumen-y-analisis-300x300.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Philip K. Dick: We Can Remember It for You Wholesale. Summary and analysis\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Philip-K.-Dick-Recuerdos-al-por-mayor.-Resumen-y-analisis-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Philip-K.-Dick-Recuerdos-al-por-mayor.-Resumen-y-analisis-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Philip-K.-Dick-Recuerdos-al-por-mayor.-Resumen-y-analisis-768x768.webp 768w, https:\/\/lecturia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Philip-K.-Dick-Recuerdos-al-por-mayor.-Resumen-y-analisis.webp 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-grid-item-inner\"><header><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/summaries\/philip-k-dick-we-can-remember-it-for-you-wholesale-summary-and-analysis\/19174\/\">Philip K. Dick: We Can Remember It for You Wholesale. Summary and analysis<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-top-meta\"><\/div><\/header><div class=\"entry-content\">We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, written by Philip K. Dick and published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction in April 1966, is a science fiction story that explores the manipulation of memory. Douglas Quail is an ordinary man with a monotonous life who dreams of traveling to Mars. Unable to do so, he turns to Rekal Incorporated, a company that implants false memories to make its clients believe they have had extraordinary experiences. However, during the procedure, details suggest that Quail&#8217;s life is not what he thinks it to be. As he tries to understand the truth, he finds himself caught up in a web of intrigue and mysterious secrets.<div class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore-wrap\"><a class=\"kt-blocks-post-readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/lecturia.org\/en\/summaries\/philip-k-dick-we-can-remember-it-for-you-wholesale-summary-and-analysis\/19174\/\">Read the full summary<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Philip K. Dick: We Can Remember It for You Wholesale. Summary and analysis<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><footer class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer\"><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-left\"><\/div><div class=\"kt-blocks-post-footer-right\"><\/div><\/footer><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><\/div><!-- .wp-block-kadence-postgrid --><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the best stories by Philip K. Dick, visionary of science fiction. 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