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Dr. Identity, or, Farewell to Plaquedemia
Author	D. Harlan Wilson
Cover artist	Morten Bak
Language	English
Series	Book 1 in The Scikungfi Trilogy
Genre	Science fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Metafiction, Irrealism, Bizarro, Postmodernism
Publisher	Raw Dog Screaming Press
Publication date	2007
Publication place	USA
Media type	Print
Pages	212
ISBN	1-933293-32-2
OCLC	122932539
Preceded by	Pseudo-City
Followed by	Blankety Blank: A Memoir of Vulgaria

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Dr. Identity (2007) is the fourth book and first novel by American author D. Harlan Wilson. Set in a dystopian, mediatized future where people surrogate themselves with android lookalikes, the novel focuses on the foils of an English professor (Dr. 'Blah), his psychotic android (Dr. Identity), and their flight from the agents of the Law, especially the "Papanazi." Like much of Wilson's work, Dr. Identity is distinguished by its ultraviolence, metanarration, and critique of media technology. It is the first novel in the Scikungfi Trilogy along with the forthcoming Codename Prague (2009) and The Kyoto Man (2010).

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 | name         = Dr. Identity, or, Farewell to Plaquedemia
-| image        = [[Image:Dridentity.jpg|200px]]
+| image        = Dr. Identity.jpg| author       = [[D. Harlan Wilson]]
-| author       = [[D. Harlan Wilson]]
 | cover_artist = Morten Bak
 | country      = USA
 | language     = English
-| series       = Book 1 in The [[Scikungfi]] Trilogy
+| series       = Book 1 in The Scikungfi Trilogy
-| genre        = [[Science Fiction]], [[Fantasy]], [[Horror fiction|Horror]], [[Metafiction]], [[Irrealism]], [[Bizarro]], [[Postmodernism]]
+| genre        = [[Science fiction]], [[Fantasy]], [[Horror fiction|Horror]], [[Metafiction]], [[Irrealism (the arts)|Irrealism]], [[Bizarro]], [[Postmodernism]]
-| publisher    = Raw Dog Screaming Press
+| publisher    = [[Raw Dog Screaming Press]]
 | release_date = 2007
 | media_type   = Print
 | pages        = 212
-| isbn         = ISBN 1-933293-32-2
+| isbn         = 1-933293-32-2
+| oclc= 122932539
 | preceded_by  = [[Pseudo-City]]
 | followed_by  = [[Blankety Blank: A Memoir of Vulgaria]]
 }}
-'''''Dr. Identity''''' ([[2007]]) is the fourth book and first novel by [[United States|American]] author [[D. Harlan Wilson]].  Set in a [[dystopian]], mediatized future where people [[surrogate]] themselves with [[android]] lookalikes, the novel focuses on the foils of an [[England|English]] [[professor]] (Dr. 'Blah), his psychotic [[android]] (Dr. Identity), and their flight from the agents of the Law, especially the "Papanazi."  Like much of Wilson's work, ''Dr. Identity'' is distinguished by its [[ultraviolence]], [[metanarration]], and critique of [[Mass media|media]] [[technology]].  It is the first novel in the [[Scikungfi]] Trilogy along with the forthcoming ''Codename Prague'' ([[2009]]) and ''The Kyoto Man'' ([[2010]]).
+'''''Dr. Identity''''' (2007) is the fourth book and first novel by American author [[D. Harlan Wilson]].  Set in a [[dystopia]]n, mediatized future where people [[surrogacy|surrogate]] themselves with [[Android (robot)|android]] lookalikes, the novel focuses on the foils of an English professor (Dr. 'Blah), his psychotic [[Android (robot)|android]] (Dr. Identity), and their flight from the agents of the Law, especially the "Papanazi."  Like much of Wilson's work, ''Dr. Identity'' is distinguished by its [[wikt:ultraviolence|ultraviolence]], [[metanarration]], and critique of media [[technology]].  It is the first novel in the Scikungfi Trilogy along with the forthcoming ''Codename Prague'' (2009) and ''The Kyoto Man'' (2010).
-== Cover Description ==
-"For a professor at Corndog University it's quite acceptable to purchase a robotic [[dopplegänger]] and have it teach your classes for you. But how does it reflect on your teaching skills when your doppelgänger murders the whole class? Follow the Dystopian Duo (Dr. Blah Blah Blah and his [[robot]] Dr. Identity) on a killing spree of epic proportions through the irreal [[postapocalyptic]] [[city]] of Bliptown where time ticks sideways, [[artificial]] Bug-Eyed Monsters punish citizens for consumer-capitalist lethargy, and [[ultraviolence]] is as essential as a daily multivitamin."
-== Table of Contents ==
-*Dostoevsky & Lucille
-*Advanced Neurorealism
-*Luge
-*Plaquedemics at Large
-*Incognito
-*Littleoldladyville, Part 1
-*Achtung 66.799
-*Littleoldladyville, Part 2
-*The Wife-Thing & Other Minutia
-*In the Hall of the Mountain Kings
-*Smaug Turbo GT
-*''Dr. Blah Blah Blah'', a Comic Book
-*Cronenberg Cirque
-*Schizoverse, Part 1
-*Excerpt from "The Post(post)/post-post+postmodern Icklyophobe: Ultra/counter/hyper-nihilism in Fiona Birdwater's Megaanti-micronovel, ''The Ypsilanti Factor''"
-*The Briefcase
-*Schizoverse, Part 2
-*Dream of the Brown Lady
-*Battle Royal
-*Death of a Salesman
-*Barracuda vs. Bogue
-*Papanazi Kontrol
-*Dénoument
 == External links ==
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927090027/http://susurrusmagazine.com/5vol2/DrIdentity.htm Review by James Maddox] at [http://susurrusmagazine.com/ Susurrus Magazine]
-* [http://www.dharlanwilson.com Official D. Harlan Wilson Website]
-* [http://susurrusmagazine.com/5vol2/DrIdentity.htm Review by James Maddox] at [http://susurrusmagazine.com/ Susurrus Magazine]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141008083359/http://www.horrorreview.com/2007/egdridentity2007.html Review by Michael Gurnow at The Horror Review]
-* [http://theharrow.com/journal/index.php/journal/article/view/2192/511 Review by Andersen Prunty] at [http://theharrow.com/ The Harrow]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070222050948/http://www.theharrow.com/journal/index.php/journal/article/view/2192/511 Review by Andersen Prunty] at [http://theharrow.com/ The Harrow]
 * [http://mattstaggs.blogspot.com/2007/01/review-by-dr-identity.html Review by Matt Staggs] at [http://www.skullring.org/ SkullRing.org]
-* [http://fractalmatter.com/main/?p=504 Review by Mo Ali] at [http://fractalmatter.com Fractal Matter]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070219234951/http://fractalmatter.com/main/?p=504 Review by Mo Ali] at [http://fractalmatter.com Fractal Matter]
-* [http://www.rawdogscreaming.com/IdentityQuestions.pdf Discussion Questions for ''Dr. Identity'']
-* [http://dogmatika.com/dm/features_more.php?id=2136_0_5_0_M Interview with Wilson] at [http://www.dogmatika.com/ Dogmatika]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Doctor Identity}}
-[[Category:2001 novels]]
+[[Category:2007 American novels]]
+[[Category:2007 science fiction novels]]
 [[Category:Novels by D. Harlan Wilson]]
+[[Category:Dystopian novels]]
+{{2000s-sf-novel-stub}}