Thy Neighbor's Wife

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Thy Neighbor's Wife
Author Gay Talese
Country United States
Language English
Publisher Doubleday
Publication date 1981

Thy Neighbor's Wife is a non-fiction book by Gay Talese, published in 1981.

An exploration of early-1950s sexuality in America, with notable discussion of the free love subculture, it provides an interesting snapshot of liberated pre-AIDS sexual morality. In preparation for writing the book, Talese lived several months at clothing-optional resort Sandstone Retreat.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Frayser, Suzanne G.; Thomas J. Whitby (1995). Studies in Human Sexuality: A Selected Guide, 2nd Edition. Englewood, Colorado: Libraries Unlimited, Inc., 663-664. ISBN 1563081318. 


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Works by Gay Talese
Magazine articles:
"Joe Louis: The King as a Middle-aged Man" • "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" • "The Silent Season of a Hero"
Non-fiction:
The Bridge: The Building of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (1964) • The Kingdom and the Power (1969) • Fame and Obscurity (1970) • Honor Thy Father (1971) • Thy Neighbor's Wife (1981) • Unto the Sons (1992) • Origins of a Nonfiction Writer (1996) • A Writer's Life (2006)