Philip K. Dick influence on GW

Jeremy Crampton · 08 Mar 2000, 14:13 · from urth-v0028.mbox · original

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From: Jeremy Crampton <jcrampto at osf1.gmu.edu>
Subject: (urth) Philip K. Dick influence on GW
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2000 14:13:27
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Hello,

I have a quick question: has anybody ever thought about possible influences
on Wolfe's work by Philip K. Dick? I'm thinking of the scene for example in
URTH where Severian speculates that the door may have been bribed, and the
scene in UBIK where Joe Chip doesn't have a nickel to give the doorknob.
It's quite a famous PKD scene so it might not be as obscure as it sounds.

I don't recall there being discussion about this before. Can anybody think
of any others?
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