Alison Lurie
Alison Lurie (1926-2020) was an American novelist, short story writer, and academic. She is best known for her satirical and witty novels that explore social and sexual politics. Among her most famous works is the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel 'Foreign Affairs'. Lurie also wrote non-fiction on the subject of children's literature and fashion. She served as a professor of English at Cornell University.
Books
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1. Foreign Affairs
This novel presents the intertwined stories of two American academics in London. Virginia Miner, a fifty-something, unmarried tenured professor, is in London for a six-month sabbatical to research children's folk rhymes. Despite her work, she increasingly finds herself drawn into a spiraling relationship with a young man from Oklahoma. In contrast, Fred Turner, a young assistant professor in the English department, leaves his wife and children behind in the States to conduct research on John Gay. He finds himself taken up by the very English and very upscale family of a fellow researcher. Their parallel experiences reflect their shared foreignness and alienation in the UK.
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2. The War Between The Tates
"The War Between the Tates" is a satirical novel that explores the tumultuous life of an academic couple amidst personal and societal upheavals of the 1960s. Set on a university campus in upstate New York, the story delves into the unraveling marriage of Erica and Brian Tate as they navigate infidelity, political activism, and generational conflicts. The narrative captures the clash between traditional values and the emerging counterculture, reflecting broader social transformations through the lens of domestic strife and personal identity crises.
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