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The Man Who Japed

1956

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In a society obsessed with moral conformity, a seemingly minor act of vandalism threatens a man’s career and standing. What begins as a personal mystery becomes a darkly comic challenge to censorship and authoritarian respectability.

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Work history

  1. no later than Oct 17, 1955

    Composition: no later than Oct 17, 1955

    Latest supported composition boundary based on agency receipt evidence.

    Medium confidence
  2. Oct 17, 1955

    Received by Scott Meredith Literary Agency

    Oct 17, 1955

  3. Dec 1956

    First published Dec 1956

    The Man Who Japed · Ace Books