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A Scanner Darkly

1977

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An undercover narcotics officer investigates a circle of drug users while his own addiction erodes his sense of identity. As surveillance turns inward, the distinction between investigator and suspect becomes increasingly difficult to maintain.

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Work history

  1. 1972-1976

    Composed 1972-1976

    Composition date or range from the canonical chronology.

  2. Jan 1977

    First published Jan 1977

    A Scanner Darkly · Doubleday