Ubik

1969 science-fiction novel by Philip K. Dick
VisualArtwork literary_work Q617357
Ubik
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Ubik

Summary

Ubik is a literary work[1]. Ubik ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,031 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ubik authored Philip K. Dick[3].
  • Ubik's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • Ubik was published by Doubleday[5].
  • Ubik's genre is science fiction[6].
  • Ubik's genre is futuristic fiction[7].
  • Ubik's place of publication is recorded as United States[8].
  • Ubik's Commons category is recorded as Ubik[9].
  • Ubik's language of work or name is recorded as American English[10].
  • Ubik's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • Ubik was published on January 1, 1969[12].
  • Ubik's has edition or translation is recorded as Q132732322[13].
  • Ubik's narrative location is recorded as Zurich[14].
  • Ubik's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Ubik'}[15].
  • Ubik's different from is recorded as Ubik[16].
  • Ubik's first line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'At three-thirty A.M. on the night of June 5, 1992, the top telepath in the Sol System fell off the map in the offices of Runciter Associates in New York City.'}[17].
  • Ubik's set in period is recorded as 1990s[18].
  • Ubik's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1980247', 'amount': '+17'}[19].
  • Ubik's last line is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'This was just the beginning.'}[20].
  • Ubik's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[21].
  • Ubik's form of creative work is recorded as novel[22].

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Authorship and Creation

Ubik authored Philip K. Dick[3]. Ubik was published by Doubleday[5].

Publication

Ubik was published on January 1, 1969[12]. Ubik's place of publication is recorded as United States[8]. Ubik's language of work or name is recorded as American English[10]. Genres include science fiction[6] and futuristic fiction[7].

Why It Matters

Ubik ranks in the top 2% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,031 views/month).[2] Ubik has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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