Super Short Summary

The Man in the High Castle, by Philip K. Dick, is set in an alternate history where Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan won World War II and divided control of the United States. The novel follows various characters navigating life in this dystopian reality. An antiques dealer in Japanese-occupied San Francisco, a secretive Swedish businessman, and a metalworker hiding his Jewish identity are entangled with an underground book, The Grasshopper Lies Heavy, that suggests the Allies truly won WWII. The story explores themes of resistance, oppression, and the nature of reality.