''The Dark Haired Girl'' is a collection of

essays An essay is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument, but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a letter, a paper, an article, a pamphlet, and a short story. Essays have been sub-classified as formal ...

poems Poetry (derived from the Greek ''poiesis'', "making"), also called verse, is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language − such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre − to evoke meanings in a ...

and

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by Philip K. Dick. It was first published by

Mark V. Ziesing Mark V. Ziesing is a small press publisher and bookseller. Active as a bookseller from 1972 to present, Ziesing was active in publishing from the mid-1980s into the late 1990s. The Ziesing publishing imprint specialized in science fiction, horr ...

in 1989. Ziesing considers this the necessary companion volume to the complete collected works of the author. The letters, in particular, provide graphic evidence of Dick's all-too-human qualities within the context of his multiple relationships and/or marriages.

* Introduction, by Paul Williams * "The Dark-Haired Girl" *

The Android and the Human The Android and the Human is a speech given by science-fiction author Philip K. Dick at the Vancouver Science Fiction Convention, taking place at the University of British Columbia in December 1972. It was subsequently published in the fanzine SF ...

* poem * The Evolution of a Vital Love * letters, to Edgar Dick * Man, Android and Machine * letter, to Laura Dick * "Goodbye, Vincent"

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dark Haired Girl, The 1988 books Collections of letters Essay collections American poetry collections Works by Philip K. Dick

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