Paul Di Filippo

The Profile

Paul Di Filippo is an American author of science fiction and speculative fiction, noted for inventive, often surreal and ironic stories and novels.

Known for vivid imagination, blending absurd/surreal elements with philosophical concerns; writes novels and short fiction; Cosmocopia (2008) was published by Urania and is described as hallucinatory and conceptually rich.

The review praises Paul Di Filippo as a visionary whose Cosmocopia blends surreal, philosophical science fiction with grotesque and hallucinatory imagery. The novel is compared to Altered States and described as adventurous, thought-provoking, and stylistically daring. It highlights a painter protagonist who undergoes a transformative, cosmic journey.