The Inner Circle
Author: T. Coraghessan Boyle
»Hör mal, ich wollte dich fragen, ob du dich vielleicht mit mir verloben möchtest… Du weißt schon, für diesen Kurs.«Es ist das Jahr 1939, und auf dem Campus der Universität Indiana ist eine Revolution ausgebrochen. Alfred Kinsey, ursprünglich Zoologe, beschäftigt sich mit dem Sexualverhalten von Männern und Frauen – und das rein empirisch. Unter dem harmlos klingenden Ti….Read More
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