Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick: visionary Science Fiction beyond screen adaptations

Philip K. Dick ranks among the most influential science fiction authors. His work explores the boundaries between reality and illusion, humanity and technology. Numerous screen adaptations have posthumously elevated his reputation, showcasing his philosophical depth and prescient questioning of technological transformations: Minority Report, Paycheck, Total Recall, Screamers, A Scanner Darkly, Confessions of a Crap Artist …

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Light out of the cavern

Plato’s Cave Allegory and Neoplatonism

With the cave allegory , Plato depicts an ascending journey out of illusion, toward reality. This text, one of the most emblematic in the history of philosophy, offers countless interpretations through its evocative power. What does this climb toward light by a prisoner breaking free from chains symbolize? What do these chains represent, and what …

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Maxime Chattam romans

Beyond thriller: discovering the worlds of Maxime Chattam

What is the heart of man? This question runs through the entire work of Maxime Chattam, widely regarded as one of France's foremost masters of psychological thrillers. His novels confront readers with a disturbing reality: how can seemingly ordinary individuals descend into criminal horror? This compelling theme, pervasive throughout popular culture in countless novels, films, …

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Robert Charles WIlson Novels

Robert Charles Wilson, science fiction beyond utopia

Science fiction is a metaphor for the present. In the guise of projecting the reader into imaginary universes, sci-fi talks to us about ourselves. without cutting us off from reality. This way, it is utopia’s continuity, because since Thomas More it is about something else than portraying an exotic way of life for its exoticism. …

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Michael Marshall Smith Intruders

Beyond Intruders : the novels of Michael Marshall Smith

I discovered the work of Michael Marshall Smith while discovering the Intruders series. His novels remarkably blend genres: science fiction, crime, horror and philosophical speculation, with an influence of Philip K. Dick which fades as the writings gain in maturity and personality. The texts of this great writer are thus difficult to classify or rank …

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Ramp Oughtibridge Album

Ambient music from elsewhere

some album reviews to shine a light on artists or albums maybe too little known, or which in any case deserve a special mention because of the truly creative dimension of their music: Chronotope project, Stephen Parsick, Proton Kinoun / Kasper Weensgaard, Pjusk and a Steve Roach's album, The Delicate Forever.