Cards of Identity

Cards of Identity is a 1955 novel by Nigel Dennis. The book uses absurd plots and witty dialogue to satirize psychiatry, religion, and social behavior. Dennis, an English writer and critic, was known for exploring themes of individual adaptation to social contexts, as seen in his earlier novel Boys and Girls Come Out to Play. Cards of Identity and his later novel A House in Order continued to explore some of these concerns. Dennis also wrote a satirical play, The Making of Moo, which examined the psychological impact of religious fervor.1