The Man Who Japed

About “The Man Who Japed”

The Man Who Japed is a science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick, first published in 1956. It was released by Ace Books as part of an Ace Double, bound dos-à-dos with The Space Born by E. C. Tubb. The story centers on a series of practical jokes, beginning with a statue's unusual decapitation. Though less well-known than some of Dick's later works, the novel contains themes and ideas that appear in his other writings.