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Plot Summary:
Set in the middle of the twenty-first century, The
Simulacra is the story of an America where the whole
government is a fraud and the President is an android.
Against this backdrop Dr. Superb, the sole remaining
psychotherapist, is struggling to practice in a world
full of the maladjusted. Ian Duncan is desperately in
love with the first lady, Nicole Thibideaux, who he
has never met. Richard Kongrosian refuses to see
anyone because he is convinced his body odor is
lethal. And the fascistic Bertold Goltz is trying to
overthrow the government. With wonderful aplomb,
Philip K. Dick brings this story to a crashing
conclusion and in classic fashion shows there is
always another layer of conspiracy beneath the one we
see.
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