Humpty Dumpty in Oakland

@2@Set in the San Francisco Bay area in the late 1950s, @18@Humpty Dumpty in Oakland@19@ is a tragicomedy of misunderstandings among used car dealers and real-estate salesmen: the small-time, struggling individuals for whom Philip K. Dick always reserved his greatest sympathy.@3@@2@Jim Fergesson, an elderly garage owner with a heart condition, is about to sell up and retire; Al Miller is a somewhat feckless mechanic who sublets part of Jim's lot and finds his livelihood threatened by the decision to sell; Chris Harman is a record company owner who for years has relied on Fergesson to maintain his cars. When Harman hears of Fergesson's impending retirement he tips him off to what he says is a cast-iron business proposition: a development in nearby Marin County with an opening for a garage. Al Miller, though, is convinced that Harman is a crook, out to fleece Fergesson of his life's savings. As much as he resents Fergesson he can't bear to see that happen and - denying to himself all the time what he is doing - he sets out to thwart Harman.@3@

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Philip K Dick, Philip K. Dick
• Editore: Gollancz
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 09.07.2015
• EAN: 9781473209572
• ISBN: 978-1-4732-0957-2
• Pagine: 256
• Dimensioni: 132 mm x 198 mm x 26 mm
• Categorie: Narrativa > Science Fiction, Fantasy; FICTION / Classics, FICTION / Science Fiction / Cyberpunk, FICTION / Science Fiction / Action & Adventure, androids; Blade Runner 2049; secret cinema