Length8m
About this audiobook
First published in Science Fiction Stories (1953), "The Eyes Have It" is perhaps the shortest of Philip Dick's short stories. Although on the surface it appears to be a mere bagatelle, it is also a sophisticated exploration if the idomatic structures of the English language.
It is in the form of a monologue by a narrator who wishes to warn us about an imminent alien invasion. He appears to be paranoid, but claims to have evidence, which has found in the text of a novel he recently found abandoned on the bus. However, when he begins to explain his "evidence," the reader realizes that the narrator is indeed paranoid, and that his paranoia is result of interpreting the metaphors of idiomatic English literally.
Audiobook details
GenreScience Fiction
Length8 mins
Narrated byMark Bowen
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJan 19, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Eyes Have It - Opening credits
2The Eyes Have It - Closing credits
3The Eyes Have It
