Cards of identity / Nigel Dennis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dennis, Nigel Forbes, 1912-1989.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychologists--Fiction.

Psychologists.

Congresses and conventions.

Theater--Production and direction.

Theater--Production and direction--Fiction.

Theater.

Congresses and conventions--Fiction.

Identity (Psychology)--Fiction.

Identity (Psychology).

Brainwashing--Fiction.

Brainwashing.

Genre:

Fiction.

Psychological fiction.

Humorous fiction.

Satirical literature.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

301 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Dalkey archive edition.

Place of Publication:

Normal, Ill. : Dalkey Archive Press, 2002.

Summary:

A scathing satire of psychology, identity theory, and class prejudice, Cards of Identity is centered around the Identity Club, a group of psychologists who meet annually to present "case histories" promoting their chosen theory of identity. These case studies (three of which are presented in the novel) are not scientific treatises, but fictional representations of a character in line with each psychologist's theoretical biases. In fact, members of the Identity Club aren't allowed to interact with patients when creating their stories. Surrounding the plot of this annual meeting is an equally compelling story of the local townspeople who are brainwashed and transformed into servants for the convention, and who end the book with a showstopping Shakespearian play.

ISBN:

1564783197

OCLC:

48958179