Robert Rimmer
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Robert Henry Rimmer (March 14, 1917 – Quincy, Massachusetts, August 1, 2001) was the author of several books, most notably The Harrad Experiment.
The recurring theme in all or almost all of Rimmer's writing was a criticism of the assumption of monogamy as a societal norm. All the protagonists in his novels discover that they are happier in arrangements which would nowadays be called "polyamorous" or "polyfidelitous." They explore various ways of organizing life, through laws or other means, to facilitate such relationships. Though the books clearly have a point of view and an agenda, they work because Rimmer knew how to tell a story in a way to hold the reader's interest.
Biography
He graduated from Bates College with a multi-discipline degree in English, Psychology and Philosophy and later obtained an MBA from Harvard. He served in World War II. When his enlistement was up, he returned to the US and took a position in the family printing business. 25 years passed before he wrote his first novel. [link]
Bibliography
- That Girl from Boston (written 1962) ISBN 1583480919
- The Rebellion of Yale Marratt (1964) ISBN 1583480900
- The Harrad Experiment (written 1962, published 1967)
- Proposition 31 ISBN 1583480935
- Harrad Letters to Robert H. Rimmer
- The Premar Experiments ISBN 1583480951
- Me and Samuel's Wife ISBN 0595088503
- Love Me Tomorrow ISBN 158348096X
- Come Live My Life ISBN 1583480978
- The Byrdwhistle Option: To Play Instead of Work ISBN 0595002188
- The Zolotov Affair ISBN 1583480927
- The Way to Go: 4 Men & 3 Women Sailing from Florida to Cozumel & Belize ISBN 059509550X
- Here We Are Again: Bob Rimmer--Resonating With Margaret Fuller and Flora Tristan, Then and Now ISBN 0595191177
- Thursday, My Love ISBN 1583480943
- The Trade Off-My Husband/Your Wife ISBN 0595009530
- Dreamer of Dreams (1998) ISBN 1583481044
- Let's Really Make Love: Sex, the Family, and Education in the Twenty-First Century (1995) ISBN 087975964X
Movie conversions
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- (1975)
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