Postwar · Science fiction
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
by Philip K. Dick. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Philip K. Dick examining reality, identity, technology; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
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- Date
- 1968
- Origin
- United States
- Era
- Postwar
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Canon tier
- Modern revised canon
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A canonical or canon-adjacent work by Philip K. Dick examining reality, identity, technology; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
This work is included on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.