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The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short

1947 novel by Johan Daisne

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia

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Source revisionMay 11, 2026

Entity authorityQ20981697 ↗

Source-derived summary

The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short (Dutch: De man die zijn haar kort liet knippen) is a 1947 novel by the Flemish writer Johan Daisne. It tells the story of a teacher at a girls' school who falls in love with one of his students; he moves from the town to Brussels and changes profession in order to avoid her, and slowly begins to grow insane. The novel was published in English in 1965, translated by S. J. Sackett. It was adapted into a 1966 film with the same title directed by André Delvaux.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short” as 1947 novel by Johan Daisne. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Hair, Short and novel.

Editorial reviewBest approached as a cultural-object dossier: authorship and date matter, but circulation and reception often explain the wider significance. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1947, 1965, 1966—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1947. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Hair, Short and novel providing the first useful test.

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Evidence profile

Object files, edition statements, performance records and contemporary criticism preserve different stages of the work’s history. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 11, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q20981697. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1947, 1965 and 1966.

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This entry incorporates text from “The Man Who Had His Hair Cut Short” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.