Pilgrim on the Hill

Pilgrim on the Hill

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author = Philip K. Dick
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = Unpublished
release_date = Written 1948-50 or c. 1956
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media_type = Manuscript (lost)
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"Pilgrim on the Hill" is a lost, early, non-science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick. It was written somewhere around 1956 according to one account, or between 1948-50 according to another account. According to Lawrence Sutin's book, "Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick", the plot survives only as an index card synopsis from the publisher dated 11/08/1956 as follows:

:"Another rambling, uneven totally murky novel. Man w/psychosis brought on by war thinks he's murdered his wife, flees. Meets 3 eccentrics: an impotent man who refuses to have sex w/his wife, the wife - a beautiful woman who's going to a quack dr. for treatment, an animalistic worker w/ambition but no talent. Man has affair w/wife, is kicked out by husband, tries to help slob. Finally colapses(sic), is sent to hospital, recovers, returns home. BUT WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?"cite book |title=Divine Invasions: A Life of Philip K. Dick |last=Sutin |first=Lawrence |year=2003 |publisher=Citadel |location=California |isbn=978-0806512280 |pages=380 ]

There is some confusion as to whether or not this novel, and another early, lost Philip K. Dick manuscript, "The Earthshaker" are the same book with different titles, a significant rewrite of the earlier book, or completely independent, unrelated stories.Fact|date=August 2008

According to at least one commentator, Phil said that his later novel "Dr. Bloodmoney" was to some extent based on a "Long ago straight novel" that Phil wrote. If "Pilgrim on the Hill" is this lost "straight" novel, then its overarching plot may have been superficially similar to the postapocalyptic "Dr. Bloodmoney". However, it is equally likely that "Earthshaker" was the precursor to "Bloodmoney", and had a superficially similar plot structure and setting. Unless one or both manuscripts are rediscovered, this matter seems unlikely to ever be resolved.

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*Bibliography of Philip K. Dick


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