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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Vintage Books
Publication date November 1, 2002
Pages 168
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Book category Adult Fiction
ISBN-13 9780375719356
ISBN-10 0375719350
Dimensions 0.75 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight 0.40 lbs.
Availability§ Publisher Out of Stock Indefinitely
Original list price $12.95
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
In a post-holocaust New York governed by oppressively rigid laws on morality and patrolled by mobile, miniature robots that monitor the behavior of every citizen, Allen Purcell is offered a high-profile job as guardian of public ethics, in which position he would have the power to transform society. Reprint. 12,500 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The Man Who Japed is Dick's mesmerizing and terrifying tale of a society so eager for order that it will sacrifice anything, including its freedom. Newer York is a post-holocaust city governed by the laws of an oppressively rigid morality. Highly mobile and miniature robots monitor the behavior of every citizen, and the slightest transgression can spell personal doom. Allen Purcell is one of the few people who has the capacity to literally change the way of the world, and once he's offered a high-profile job that acts as guardian of public ethics, he sets out to do precisely that. But first he must deal with the head in his closet.

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Paperback
Book cover for 9780375719356 Book cover for 9780547572536
 
Reissue edition from Mariner Books (May 15, 2012)
9780547572536 | details & prices | 172 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.50 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $13.95
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Reprint edition from Vintage Books (November 1, 2002)
9780375719356 | details & prices | 168 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.40 lbs | List price $12.95
About: In a post-holocaust New York governed by oppressively rigid laws on morality and patrolled by mobile, miniature robots that monitor the behavior of every citizen, Allen Purcell is offered a high-profile job as guardian of public ethics, in which position he would have the power to transform society.
CD/Spoken Word
Book cover for 9781455814510 Book cover for 9781455881581
 
With Luke Daniels (other contributor) | Unabridged edition from Brilliance Audio (June 26, 2012)
9781455814510 | details & prices | 5.50 × 6.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.36 lbs | List price $14.99
With Luke Daniels (other contributor) | Mp3 una edition from Brilliance Audio (June 26, 2012)
9781455881581 | details & prices | 5.50 × 7.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $14.99
About: 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.

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