Solar Lottery
novel by Philip K. Dick
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Summary
Solar Lottery is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (457 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Philip K. Dick[3]
- Publisher: Ace Books[4]
- Genre: science fiction[5]
- Language of work or name: American English[6]
- Country of origin: United States[7]
- Publication date: 1955[8]
- Has edition or translation: Q113653399[9]
- Title: Solar Lottery[10]
- Has characteristic: debut novel[11]
- First line: There had been harbingers.[12]
- Number of parts of this work: 17 chapter[13]
- Last line: “It isn’t a brute instinct that keeps us restless and dissatisfied. I’ll tell you what it is: it’s the highest goal of man—the need to grow and advance … to find new things … to expand. To spread out, reach areas, experiences, comprehend and live in an evolving fashion. To push aside routine and repetition, to break out of mindless monotony and thrust forward. To keep moving on …”[14]
- Copyright status: copyrighted[15]
- Form of creative work: novel[16]
Why It Matters
Solar Lottery has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]