Lawrence Sutin Books

Philip K. Dick's influence on science fiction is profound, shaping the genre in the latter half of the twentieth century much like Kafka did earlier. His work explores complex themes of reality, identity, and consciousness, often questioning the nature of existence and the human experience. Renowned for his imaginative storytelling and philosophical depth, Dick's narratives challenge readers to confront their perceptions of reality, making him a pivotal figure in modern literature.

Divine Invasions is the definitive biography of one of America's greatest novelists and science fiction's greatest ambassador to literary audiences. Philip K. Dick loosened the bonds of the genre, ultimately making his reputation as a literary writer who happened to write speculative fiction, and profoundly influencing such writers as Pynchon, Delillo, David Foster Wallace, and Jonathan Lethem. Divine Invasions is being reissued to coincide with the fall 2005 release of "A Scanner Darkly," a film based on Dick's novel of the same name.

Aleister Crowley was a blustery coward, an arrogant, misogynistic racist with fascist leanings, and a callous user, as often threatened by his sexuality as he claimed to be liberated by it. But he was also a groundbreaking poet and an iconoclastic visionary whose literary and cultural legacies extend far beyond the limits of his reputation. This controversial individual, a frightening mixture of egomania and self-loathing, has inspired passionate--but seldom fair--assesments by historians. Sutin, by treating Crowley as a cultural phenomenon, and not simply a sorcerer or a charlatan, convinces skeptic readers that the self-styled "Beast" remains a fascinating study in eccentricity.

In the tradition of Karen Armstrong, Jack Miles, andThomas Cahill comes a magisterial history of the coming of Buddhism tothe West.

Die authentische Geschichte von Rochelle und Jack Sutin, die als jüdische Partisanen in den Wäldern an der polnisch-weißrussischen Grenze den Holocaust überlebten