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The War Between the Tates is a campus novel by Alison Lurie that takes place at an elite university during the upheavals of the late 1960s and gently and deftly skewers all sides in the turmoils and conflicts of that era — opposition to the Vietnam war, the start of the feminist movement, the generation gap, sexual liberation ...
- Alison Lurie
- 1974
Jun 12, 1974 · The War Between The Tates subtly dissects the disintegration of a perfect marriage. Brian Tate and his wife Erica seem to have it a strong relationship, beautiful children, good friends and enough money.
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"The War Between the Tates" represents a break-through into ease in the handling of the author's favorite themes. No one goes anywhere; the Tates, meet their destiny...
“The War Between the Tates is a novel not only to read, but to reread for its cool and revealing mastery of a social epoch; something 'light and bright and sparkling,' in Reuben Brower's phrase for 'Pride and Prejudice'; a near-perfect comedy of manners and morals to put on the shelf nest to Vanity Fair or The Egoist.”
Summary. Brian and Erica Tate appear to have every advantage in life: academic careers, two children, nice friends and money. But when Brian begins an affair with one of his students the disintegration of their lives is swift and shocking.
Sep 3, 2020 · The title of “The War between the Tates” is an obvious pun on the expression “The War between the States”, an alternative name for the American Civil War. It was written in 1974 but is set several years earlier in the late 1960s.
Nov 13, 2012 · In this darkly comic tale of a family at civil war, the National Book Award–shortlisted author of Foreign Affairs dives into the deterioration of a...
