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Available
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Collection
Publication
Vintage (2002), Paperback, 176 pages
Description
Following a devastating nuclear war, the Moral Reclamation government took over the world and forced its citizens to live by strictly puritanical rules -- no premarital sex, drunkenness, or displaying of neon signs -- all of which are reinforced through a constant barrage of public messages. The chief purveyor of these messages is Alan Purcell, next in line to become head of the propaganda bureau. But there is just one problem: a statue of the government's founder has been vandalized and the head is hidden in Purcell's closet. In this buttoned-up society, maybe all a revolution needs is one really great prank . . .
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LibraryThing member brakketh
A novella length story about how a sense of humour can become criminal in a society that ruthlessly enforces codified morality.
LibraryThing member DanielSTJ
This was a typical Philip K. Dick novel. It was one of his earlier works, which sets itself adequately, while maybe not as proficiently as some of his later works. The plot here wanders a little, like a lesser Dick novel does, but it still manages to push on through, sufficiently, to its
3 stars.
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destination. I felt this to be a little bit typical and expected of a Dick novel, although there were some parts in the first third that were unexpected and novel. Overall, still a book for Philip K. Dick enthusiasts, but the regular Sci-Fi reader might not find this one up to par.3 stars.
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1955-10-17
Physical description
176 p.; 20.2 cm
ISBN
0375719350 / 9780375719356
Local notes
Omslag: Heidi North
Omslagsfoto: Syusuke Nakamura
Omslagsfoto: Photonica
Omslaget er titel og tekst sat oppe fra og ned på en grøn baggrund på en iøjnefaldende, men ikke køn måde
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Omslagsfoto: Syusuke Nakamura
Omslagsfoto: Photonica
Omslaget er titel og tekst sat oppe fra og ned på en grøn baggrund på en iøjnefaldende, men ikke køn måde
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
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The Man Who Japed by Philip K. Dick (Paperback)
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Pages
176
DDC/MDS
813.54 |