Warren Adler (1927–2019)
Author of The War of the Roses
About the Author
Warren Adler was born in Brooklyn, New York on December 16, 1927. He received a bachelor's degree in English literature from New York University. He was a reporter for the New York Daily News, served in the Army during the Korean War, worked as an advisor to President Nixon during his first term, show more owned four radio stations and a TV station, ran an advertising and public relations agency in Washington, D.C., and was one of the founders of the Washington Dossier magazine. He became a full-time writer in 1974. He wrote over 50 novels during his lifetime including The War of the Roses, Private Lies, The Sunset Gang, The Children of the Roses, Random Hearts, and Funny Boys. He wrote short story collections including New York Echoes and plays including Libido. He died of complications from liver cancer on April 15, 2019 at the age of 91. (Publisher Provided) show less
Series
Works by Warren Adler
Leyndarleikur 2 copies
Beneath the Ivory Tower 2 copies
I Can Still Smell It 2 copies
Så gode venner 1 copy
Good Neighbors 1 copy
East Side, West Side 1 copy
Gone 1 copy
In bester Absicht 1 copy
Subway Love Affair 1 copy
First Rites 1 copy
Trust Me 1 copy
Remembrance of Things Past 1 copy
That Horrid Thing 1 copy
Den Of Iniquity 1 copy
The Mean Mrs. Dickstein 1 copy
Secret Lovers 1 copy
A Guerra dos Roses 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Adler, Warren
- Birthdate
- 1927-12-16
- Date of death
- 2019-04-15
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Place of death
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Education
- New York University (BA - English)
New School for Social Research - Occupations
- novelist
playwright - Organizations
- United States Army
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American Forces Press Service
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- Works
- 69
- Also by
- 3
- Members
- 1,039
- Popularity
- #24,780
- Rating
- 3.3
- Reviews
- 79
- ISBNs
- 293
- Languages
- 12
- Favorited
- 1
This reprint is a study of the human mind and its inner working. It delves into the life of Allen Harris, a pillar of the community, a married lawyer who is asked to be president of a conservative university. But first he has to be vetted by the board of Directors. They think he is squeaky clean but it wasn’t really the case...Allen had engaged in a series of extramarital affairs...Will he pull off the deception and keep the sexcapades a secret... you will shake your head in disbelieve.
Mr. Adler has a way with words and his narration proves how he can evoke in us unexpected empathy for his character despise the behavior of infidelity. He paints this despicable man with shades of gray and sends him on a journey from current day reflection to intense and convoluted thoughts flashing back to past relationships. How deeply did he affect the women with whom he had affairs? Did time distort his old fear of exposure? Imagine flagrante delicto in living colour...Mr. Adler gives us a movie picture of the male libido with a partner poised and ready....definitely not a book for everyone.
I have mix feeling about this one, although nicely written and at times grabbed my attention I felt 3 affairs and what came about was too much to read...I contemplated dropping it many times. Definitely not my cup of tea, the story dabbles too much on sexual activities for my taste. One thing for sure you will know what goes through a man’s mind while cheating on his wife....Thank goodness not all men are like Allen....
My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC.… (more)