The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch is a 1965 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores altered reality, drug-induced religious experiences, and questions of identity and divinity in a dystopian future.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Philip K. Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
godlike entity
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hallucinogenic drug Can-D NERFINISHED ⓘ hallucinogenic drug Chew-Z NERFINISHED ⓘ simulated worlds ⓘ subjective reality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
blurred boundary between reality and illusion
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commercialization of religion ⓘ existential anxiety ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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philosophical fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Anne Hawthorne
NERFINISHED
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Barney Mayerson NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo Bulero NERFINISHED ⓘ Palmer Eldritch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Doubleday first edition cover artist (uncredited on many references) ⓘ |
| hasForm |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
artificial environments
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corporate advertising ⓘ stigmata ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian symbolism
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psychedelic culture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
altered reality
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colonization of other planets ⓘ corporate control ⓘ divinity ⓘ drug-induced religious experiences ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex metaphysical themes
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early exploration of virtual reality-like experiences in fiction ⓘ |
| partOf | Philip K. Dick bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting |
dystopian future Earth
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near-future solar system ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | 1960s ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Palmer Eldritch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Philip K. Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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