What Dreams May Come (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Richard Matheson
- First Published: 1978
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—theological romance
- Time of Work: The late twentieth century
- Setting: A world after death
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Suicide, Twentieth century, Accidents, Death or dying, Hell, Reincarnation
- Locales: Underworld
The Plot
Richard Matheson deals in this novel with the subject of life after death, incorporating his own views of the purpose of life. Chris Nielsen, a television writer, is involved in an automobile accident and witnesses his own death in a hospital room. At first, he refuses to accept his death. A man he does not at first recognize appears by his bedside to aid his transition to the afterworld, but Chris’s longing to be with his wife and to comfort her prevents him from listening to the man. Chris witnesses his own funeral and the well-intentioned attempt by his son,...
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