Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

Name: Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Philip K. Dick
ISBN: 9798894864112

Author: Philip K. Dick

Narrator: Jefferson Mays

Unabridged: 8 hr 39 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 12/12/2024

Categories: Fiction, Science Fiction

Synopsis

Winner of the John W. Campbell Award and a Hugo and Nebula award nominee, Philip K. Dick's Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said is a rollicking chase story that combines altered reality, genetic enhancement, and drug use into a dystopian setting to create one of the most popular and enduring science fiction novels.Jason Taverner—world-famous talk show host and man-about-town—wakes up one day to find that no one knows who he is—including the vast databases of the totalitarian government. And in a society where lack of identification is a crime, Taverner has no choice but to go on the run with a host of shady characters, including crooked cops and dealers of alien drugs. But do they know more than they are letting on? And just how can a person’s identity be erased overnight?"Dick skillfully explores the psychological ramifications of this nightmare."—New York Times Review of Books

About Philip K. Dick

Over a writing career that spanned three decades, PHILIP K. DICK (1928–1982) published 36 science fiction novels and 121 short stories in which he explored the essence of what makes man human and the dangers of centralized power. Toward the end of his life, his work turned to deeply personal, metaphysical questions concerning the nature of God. Eleven novels and short stories have been adapted to film, notably Blade Runner (based on Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?), Total Recall, Minority Report, and A Scanner Darkly, as well as television's The Man in the High Castle. The recipient of critical acclaim and numerous awards throughout his career, including the Hugo and John W. Campbell awards, Dick was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame in 2005, and between 2007 and 2009, the Library of America published a selection of his novels in three volumes. His work has been translated into more than twenty-five languages.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Glenn on October 15, 2018

Flow My Tears, the “Reality denied comes back to haunt.” ― Philip K. Dick, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said - Written in 1974 and set in the near future (at that time) of 1988, Philip K. Dick’s haunting dystopian novel addresses a range of existential, social and poli......more

Goodreads review by Baba on February 27, 2022

SF Masterworks #46: A haunting cover, a haunting constructed reality and a haunting story itself! PKD brings it all - a post Second American Civil War world where the student campuses of America were on the losing side; where the vast majority of citizens live under police martial law, and the super......more

Goodreads review by David on March 09, 2025

UPDATE: I did something that I don't tend to do: a re-reading of a book. I've done that a small handful of times - but, you know how it is: there are just too many books waiting to be read so the urge is to move forward. However... I noted previously (see below) that 'Flow My Tears...' was only the......more

Goodreads review by Brett on May 02, 2021

This is my third PKD book and I enjoyed it. I appreciate how his books are extremely unique and original. This story was like the others: simple, clearly written, and to-the-point. His writing style stays away from over embellishing and over the top verbiage; his stories are always very direct. This......more