Couples: A Novel

Couples: A Novel

One of the signature novels of the American 1960s, Couples is a book that, when it debuted, scandalized the public with prose pictures of the way people live, and that today provides an engrossing epitaph to the short, happy life of the â€œpost-Pill paradise.â€ It chronicles the interactions of ten young married couples in a seaside New England community who make a cult of sex and of themselves. The group of acquaintances form a magical circle, complete with ritualistic games, religious substitutions, a priest (Freddy Thorne), and a scapegoat (Piet Hanema). As with most American utopias, this oneâ€™s existence is brief and unsustainable, but the â€œimaginative questâ€ that inspires its creation is eternal.
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780449911907
Color Purple
ReleaseDate 1996-08-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780449911907

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780449911907
Color	Purple
ReleaseDate	1996-08-27
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780449911907

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