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When I use a word . . . . Fictional drugs and wish fulfilment in Anthony Burgess, Philip K Dick, and Larry Niven
2024
Overview
I define fictional drugs as non-existent medicines, intended for human use, invented for the purposes of some forms of fiction, usually novels, but also plays or films, including TV dramas. In several cases the inventions could be interpreted as representing some form of wish fulfilment on the author’s part. Examples include: Moloko plus in A Clockwork Orange (1962) by Anthony Burgess; Can-D and Chew-Z in The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1965) and Ubik in the novel of that name (1969), both by Philip K Dick; and boosterspice in Ringworld (1970) and other novels by Larry Niven. But be careful what you wish for—there may be adverse effects.
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British Medical Journal Publishing Group,BMJ Publishing Group LTD
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