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

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
PartNumber	9780449911907
Color	Purple
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Height	8.25
Length	5.5
Weight	0.95019234922
Width	1.29
ReleaseDate	1996-08-27
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Couples: A Novel