Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Interesting Facts

• The book is set in a post-apocalyptic world devastated by nuclear war, where much of humanity has emigrated to other planets.
• The protagonist, Rick Deckard, is a bounty hunter whose job is to capture and retire androids that have escaped to Earth.
• The book raises the question of what makes a person human and how to distinguish genuine emotions from artificially created ones.
• One of the central themes is the moral dilemma: can androids possess consciousness and feelings, and if so, do they have a right to life?
• In the book's world, animals have become rare and a status symbol, so people often replace them with artificial counterparts to maintain the appearance of normal life.
• The book inspired the creation of the cult film «Blade Runner» directed by Ridley Scott, which, however, significantly differs from the original plot.