The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike
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| The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike | |
 Dust-jacket from the first edition |
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| Author | Philip K. Dick |
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| Cover artist | Dell Harris |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Mark V. Ziesing |
| Publication date | 1984 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) |
| Pages | 223 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-9612970-0-X |
The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike is a realist, non-science fiction novel authored by Philip K. Dick. Originally completed in 1960, this book was initially rejected by potential publishers, and posthumously published by a small press in 1984, two years after Dick's death.
[edit] Plot summary
Between 1958 and 1962, Leo Runcible works in the real estate field. On learning that Walt Dombrosio, his neighbour, has had an African-American visitor, potential purchasers refuse to buy one of his properties. In retaliation, Runcible tells the police about Dombrosio's drunk driving, leading to the loss of the latter's driving license. His wife Sherry drives him to work, eventually securing a job working alongside her husband, but Walt quits his job, and sometime later, he rapes his wife.
At the same time, Runcible has found what he believes to be Neanderthal remains in Carquinez, Marin County, and envisages rising property prices due to incipient archaeologist interest. However, Dombrosio turns out to have planted the human remains there. They are the skeletal remnants of the 'chuppers', who developed mouth malformation as a result of local environmental pollution within drinking water. Sherry is now pregnant, fearing fetal abnormality, and wants an abortion due to the teratogenic qualities of the water supply, which her husband refuses. Runcible then buys the water company, risking bankruptcy.
[edit] References
- Brown, Charles N.; William G. Contento. The Locus Index to Science Fiction (1984-1998). Retrieved on 2008-01-14.
- Andrew Butler: The Pocket Essential Philip K. Dick: Harpenden: Pocket Essentials: 2007: ISBN 1904048927
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd., 751-752.
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