Ubik
1969 science-fiction novel by Philip K. Dick
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Summary
Ubik is a literary work[1]. Ubik ranks in the top 2% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,732 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Philip K. Dick[3]
- Publisher: Doubleday[4]
- Genre: science fiction[5], futuristic fiction[6]
- Place of publication: United States[7]
- Commons category: Ubik[8]
- Language of work or name: American English[9]
- Country of origin: United States[10]
- Publication date: January 1, 1969[11]
- Has edition or translation: Q132732322[12]
- Narrative location: Zurich[13]
- Title: Ubik[14]
- Different from: Ubik[15]
- First line: 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.[16]
- Set in period: 1990s[17]
- Number of parts of this work: 17 chapter[18]
- Last line: This was just the beginning.[19]
- Copyright status: copyrighted[20]
- Form of creative work: novel[21]
Why It Matters
Ubik has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Ubik is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]