Shattered Realities: A Baudrillardian Reading of Philip K. Dick’s Ubik

Ubik by Philip K. Dick shows a hyperreal society in which everything is simulated and virtual and even the demarcation between life and death is indistinct. Therefore, the world of Ubik depicts the violation of the ontological boundary. Characters in this novel live in a simulated and virtual life...

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Main Authors: Hoda Shabrang, Yasamin Hemmat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lasting Impressions Press 2019-07-01
Series:International Journal of English Language and Translation Studies
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Online Access:http://www.eltsjournal.org/archive/value7%20issue2/13-7-2-19.pdf