Cards of identity

Nigel Forbes Dennis

first published 1955 Dalkey Archive Press, 2002 301 pages

"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 theoret...

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