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The Simulacra

by Philip K. Dick · 1964

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A prescient tale of political satire set in a near future America by a master of the genre.

Genre
science fictiondystopiacyberpunktime travelfantasy
Themes
politicspresidents
Setting
USA
Subject
sciencepoliticsphilosophy
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 214 pages

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