Time Out of Joint
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Time Out of Joint is a 1959 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores themes of constructed reality, paranoia, and government manipulation through the story of a man whose seemingly ordinary life gradually reveals itself to be an elaborate illusion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Time Out of Joint canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6330568 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Time Out of Joint Context triple: [Philip K. Dick, notableWork, Time Out of Joint]
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A.
All at Once
"All at Once" is a song that follows "Thinking About You" in the track sequence of an album or single release.
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B.
All at Once
"All at Once" is a soulful pop ballad most famously performed by Whitney Houston, co-written by composer Michael Masser.
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C.
Come Out and Play
"Come Out and Play" is a 1994 punk rock song by The Offspring that became one of their breakthrough hits and a defining track of the 1990s punk revival.
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D.
You Mustn't Kick It Around
"You Mustn't Kick It Around" is a song from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical *Pal Joey*, known for its witty, sophisticated lyrics and classic Broadway style.
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E.
The Fun of It
The Fun of It is a 1932 memoir by pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart, recounting her experiences in early aviation and encouraging women to pursue flying.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Time Out of Joint Target entity description: Time Out of Joint is a 1959 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores themes of constructed reality, paranoia, and government manipulation through the story of a man whose seemingly ordinary life gradually reveals itself to be an elaborate illusion.
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A.
All at Once
"All at Once" is a song that follows "Thinking About You" in the track sequence of an album or single release.
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B.
All at Once
"All at Once" is a soulful pop ballad most famously performed by Whitney Houston, co-written by composer Michael Masser.
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C.
Come Out and Play
"Come Out and Play" is a 1994 punk rock song by The Offspring that became one of their breakthrough hits and a defining track of the 1990s punk revival.
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D.
You Mustn't Kick It Around
"You Mustn't Kick It Around" is a song from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical *Pal Joey*, known for its witty, sophisticated lyrics and classic Broadway style.
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E.
The Fun of It
The Fun of It is a 1932 memoir by pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart, recounting her experiences in early aviation and encouraging women to pursue flying.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Philip K. Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
constructed reality
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free will ⓘ government manipulation ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ paranoia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublishedIn | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Dr. Futurity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAllusion | Shakespeare’s Hamlet line "time is out of joint" ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Margo
NERFINISHED
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Ragle Gumm NERFINISHED ⓘ Vic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 250 ⓘ |
| hasSetting | apparently 1950s American small town ⓘ |
| hasStructure | linear narrative with revelations ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
conspiracy
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epistemology ⓘ psychological manipulation ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Time Out of Joint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Cold War anxieties ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern science fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ragle Gumm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| motif |
breakdown of everyday reality
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false memories ⓘ media and information control ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of suburban American life as façade
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early exploration of simulated reality in fiction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Philip K. Dick bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
government conspiracy to manipulate protagonist
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hidden futuristic war context ⓘ protagonist gradually discovers his reality is an elaborate illusion ⓘ protagonist lives in seemingly ordinary small town ⓘ |
| precededBy | Eye in the Sky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| publisher | Lippincott NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 1950s ⓘ |
| workOf | Philip K. Dick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Time Out of Joint Description of subject: Time Out of Joint is a 1959 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores themes of constructed reality, paranoia, and government manipulation through the story of a man whose seemingly ordinary life gradually reveals itself to be an elaborate illusion.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.