A Scanner Darkly
First edition (hardcover) | |
| Author | Philip K. Dick |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Science fiction, paranoid fiction, philosophical literature |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 1977 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 220 (1st edition) |
| ISBN | 0-385-01613-1 (1st edition) |
| OCLC | 2491488 |
| 813/.5/4 | |
| LC Class | PZ4.D547 Sc PS3554.I3 |
A Scanner Darkly is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, published in 1977. The semi-autobiographical story is set in a dystopian Orange County, California, in the then-future of June 1994, and includes an extensive portrayal of drug culture and drug use (both recreational and abusive). The novel is one of Dick's best-known works and served as the basis for a 2006 film of the same name, directed by Richard Linklater.