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The Abstinence Teacher is a 2007 novel by American author Tom Perrotta. It tells the story of Ruth Ramsey, a divorced sexual education teacher who lives in suburban New Jersey and comes into conflict with the town's conservative population. According to Perrotta, it is "all about sex education and the culture wars." He was inspired to write the novel after reading of the influence of evangelical voters on the 2004 presidential election, stating, "I did feel somewhat inadequate as a novelist, just like I'd missed something huge happening in this country. I really did set out to kind of investigate that world." The novel also touches on other issues such as homophobia and sexism in the suburban setting.

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  • The Abstinence Teacher is a 2007 novel by American author Tom Perrotta. It tells the story of Ruth Ramsey, a divorced sexual education teacher who lives in suburban New Jersey and comes into conflict with the town's conservative population. According to Perrotta, it is "all about sex education and the culture wars." He was inspired to write the novel after reading of the influence of evangelical voters on the 2004 presidential election, stating, "I did feel somewhat inadequate as a novelist, just like I'd missed something huge happening in this country. I really did set out to kind of investigate that world." The novel also touches on other issues such as homophobia and sexism in the suburban setting. (en)
  • L'insegnante di astinenza sessuale (The Abstinence Teacher) è un romanzo scritto da Tom Perrotta e ambientato nell'America degli anni 2000. Nel libro viene narrata la vita di un'insegnante di educazione sessuale che causa uno scandalo a causa di un commento sul sesso orale, che scatenerà l'ira della comunità religiosa di una piccola cittadina in New Jersey. È stato pubblicato negli Stati Uniti nel 2007 a cura di St. Martin's Press, e nello stesso anno in Italia da Edizioni e/o. Perrotta afferma che l'idea di scrivere il romanzo ha avuto origine dall'esito delle elezioni presidenziali statunitensi del 2004, nelle quali sarebbero stati determinanti i voti provenienti dalla fetta evangelica della popolazione. Perrotta dichiarò al riguardo: «Mi sentii in qualche modo inadeguato come romanziere, come se mi fossi perso qualcosa di importante in questo paese. Mi sono messo all'opera per investigare quel mondo». Il romanzo affronta, tra gli altri, temi come l'omofobia e il sessismo all'interno delle aree suburbane. (it)
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  • The Abstinence Teacher is a 2007 novel by American author Tom Perrotta. It tells the story of Ruth Ramsey, a divorced sexual education teacher who lives in suburban New Jersey and comes into conflict with the town's conservative population. According to Perrotta, it is "all about sex education and the culture wars." He was inspired to write the novel after reading of the influence of evangelical voters on the 2004 presidential election, stating, "I did feel somewhat inadequate as a novelist, just like I'd missed something huge happening in this country. I really did set out to kind of investigate that world." The novel also touches on other issues such as homophobia and sexism in the suburban setting. (en)
  • L'insegnante di astinenza sessuale (The Abstinence Teacher) è un romanzo scritto da Tom Perrotta e ambientato nell'America degli anni 2000. Nel libro viene narrata la vita di un'insegnante di educazione sessuale che causa uno scandalo a causa di un commento sul sesso orale, che scatenerà l'ira della comunità religiosa di una piccola cittadina in New Jersey. (it)
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