5/19/2023 0 Comments VALIS by Philip K. Dick![]() As well as to blur the lines between science fiction, religion, and autobiography.Īt one point, Dick claimed to be in a state of enthousiasmos with VALIS, where he was informed his infant son was in danger of perishing from an unnamed malady. The character of Horselover Fat allowed Dick to explore himself and his own thoughts on his recent "religious" experience. Valis and his related novels are a culmination of a life-time of combining high sci-fi with surrealism. One of the interesting things about Valis and some of Dick's later writings was that it was hard to tell where his literary reality ended and our reality began. ![]() So as to the question as to whether Horselover is a literary device or a person suffering from Multiple personality disorder, I would say the answer is probably both. Dick is brought to his senses by his meeting with the second coming of Valis, who he believes temporarily heals his mental problems. I am Horselover Fat, and I am writing this in the third person to gain much-needed objectivity. ![]() At a very early part in the novel Philip K. ![]()
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