The Dice Man

The Dice Man

$400.00 AUD

Availability: in stock at our Tullamarine warehouse

Condition: SECONDHAND

This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.

Edition: First US Edition

Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Light foxing on side of block (barely visible), Previous owner name on FEP, plastic wrap protecting dust jacket that is in good condition

Luke Rhinehart is a disillusioned psychiatrist who begins to decide every choice—big and small—by the roll of a die. What starts as a private experiment in surrender and spontaneity becomes a radical, often darkly comic dismantling of identity, morality, and social convention. Its 1971 William Morrow edition captured the era’s countercultural appetite for rebellion and risk, helping the novel achieve cult status—readers embraced its provocative premise, memorable voice, and the shock value that made it a touchstone for debates about freedom, responsibility, and the nature of self.

Author: Luke Rhinehart
Format: Hardback
Published: 1971, William Morrow & Company, Inc.

Description

Edition: First US Edition

Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Good
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Light foxing on side of block (barely visible), Previous owner name on FEP, plastic wrap protecting dust jacket that is in good condition

Luke Rhinehart is a disillusioned psychiatrist who begins to decide every choice—big and small—by the roll of a die. What starts as a private experiment in surrender and spontaneity becomes a radical, often darkly comic dismantling of identity, morality, and social convention. Its 1971 William Morrow edition captured the era’s countercultural appetite for rebellion and risk, helping the novel achieve cult status—readers embraced its provocative premise, memorable voice, and the shock value that made it a touchstone for debates about freedom, responsibility, and the nature of self.