Valis
1981 novel by Philip K. Dick
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Summary
Valis is a literary work[1]. Valis ranks in the top 3% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,476 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Philip K. Dick[3]
- Award received: Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[4]
- Publisher: Bantam Books[5]
- Genre: science fiction[6], psychological fiction[7], autobiographical fiction[8], metaphysical science fiction[9]
- Followed by: The Divine Invasion[10]
- Part of the series: VALIS trilogy[11]
- Language of work or name: American English[12], English[13]
- Country of origin: United States[14]
- Publication date: February 1981[15]
- Nominated for: Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel[16]
- Title: Valis[17], SIVA[18], ヴァリス〔新訳版〕[19], O mistério de VALIS 1º volume[20], O mistério de VALIS 2º volume[21]
- First line: Horselover Fat’s nervous breakdown began the day he got the phonecall from Gloria asking if he had any Nembutals.[22]
- Number of parts of this work: 14 chapter[23], 1 appendix[24]
- Last line: As we had been told, originally, long ago, to do; I kept my commission.[25]
- Copyright status: copyrighted[26]
- Epigraph: VALIS (acronym of Vast Active Living Intelligence System, from an American film): A perturbation in the reality field in which a spontaneous self-monitoring negentropic vortex is formed, tending progressively to subsume and incorporate its environment into arrangements of information. Characterized by quasiconsciousness, purpose, intelligence, growth and an armillary coherence.[27]
- Form of creative work: novel[28]
Why It Matters
Valis has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] Valis is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]
FAQs
What awards did Valis receive?
Honors received include Kurd Lasswitz Award for Best Foreign Work[4].