The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch is a 1965 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores altered reality, drug-induced religious experiences, and questions of identity and divinity in a dystopian future.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palmer Eldritch | 2 |
| The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6330567 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch Context triple: [Philip K. Dick, notableWork, The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch]
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A.
Ubik
Ubik is a 1969 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores reality, perception, and corporate intrigue in a surreal, shifting future world.
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B.
"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"
"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" is a seminal science fiction horror story about a sadistic supercomputer tormenting the last surviving humans in a post-apocalyptic world.
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C.
The Reality Dysfunction
The Reality Dysfunction is a sprawling space opera novel by Peter F. Hamilton that blends hard science fiction with horror elements in a far-future, galaxy-spanning setting.
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D.
Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch is a groundbreaking and controversial novel by William S. Burroughs, known for its nonlinear, hallucinatory depiction of addiction and its central place in Beat Generation literature.
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E.
Night Dreamer
Night Dreamer is a landmark 1964 hard bop/post-bop jazz album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter, noted for its atmospheric compositions and influential role in shaping modern jazz.
- 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: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch Target entity description: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch is a 1965 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores altered reality, drug-induced religious experiences, and questions of identity and divinity in a dystopian future.
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A.
Ubik
Ubik is a 1969 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores reality, perception, and corporate intrigue in a surreal, shifting future world.
-
B.
"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream"
"I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream" is a seminal science fiction horror story about a sadistic supercomputer tormenting the last surviving humans in a post-apocalyptic world.
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C.
The Reality Dysfunction
The Reality Dysfunction is a sprawling space opera novel by Peter F. Hamilton that blends hard science fiction with horror elements in a far-future, galaxy-spanning setting.
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D.
Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch is a groundbreaking and controversial novel by William S. Burroughs, known for its nonlinear, hallucinatory depiction of addiction and its central place in Beat Generation literature.
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E.
Night Dreamer
Night Dreamer is a landmark 1964 hard bop/post-bop jazz album by saxophonist Wayne Shorter, noted for its atmospheric compositions and influential role in shaping modern jazz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Philip K. Dick ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
godlike entity
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hallucinogenic drug Can-D ⓘ hallucinogenic drug Chew-Z ⓘ simulated worlds ⓘ subjective reality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
blurred boundary between reality and illusion
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commercialization of religion ⓘ existential anxiety ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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philosophical fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Anne Hawthorne
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Barney Mayerson ⓘ Leo Bulero ⓘ Palmer Eldritch ⓘ
linked to:
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
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| hasCoverArtist | Doubleday first edition cover artist (uncredited on many references) ⓘ |
| hasForm |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
artificial environments
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corporate advertising ⓘ stigmata ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian symbolism
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psychedelic culture ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
altered reality
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colonization of other planets ⓘ corporate control ⓘ divinity ⓘ drug-induced religious experiences ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex metaphysical themes
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early exploration of virtual reality-like experiences in fiction ⓘ |
| partOf | Philip K. Dick bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting |
dystopian future Earth
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near-future solar system ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | 1960s ⓘ |
| titleCharacter |
Palmer Eldritch
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linked to:
The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
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| writtenBy | Philip K. Dick ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch Description of subject: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch is a 1965 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick that explores altered reality, drug-induced religious experiences, and questions of identity and divinity in a dystopian future.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Philip
linked to: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch
linked to: The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch