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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
is a
science fiction novel
by American writer
Philip K. Dick
. First published in 1968, the novel is set in a
post-apocalyptic
San Francisco
, where Earth's life has been greatly damaged by
nuclear
global war
. Most animal species are
endangered
or
extinct
due to extreme
radiation poisoning
, so that owning an animal is now a sign of
status
and empathy, an attitude encouraged towards animals. The book served as the primary basis for the 1982 film
Blade Runner
.
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