The Purple Book
The Purple BookPhilip José Farmer

The Purple Book (1982)

Philip José Farmer

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Chib is encouraged to pursue art by his grandfather, in a world where machines do all the work, and humans live on the dole and become obsessed with direct stimulation of the brain's pleasure centers

ISBN:
9780523485294
Length:
288 pages

Genres: science fiction

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