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The Inner Circle (novel)
Overview
The Inner Circle is a novel by T. C. Boyle first published in 2004
about the development of sexology
in the United States
and about Alfred Kinsey
's rise to fame during the late 1940s and early 1950s as seen through the eyes of one of his loyal assistants.
This assistant, however, John Milk, is a fictional character rather than a historical person. Boyle makes it unmistakably clear in the "Author’s Note" that The Inner Circle "is a work of fiction, and [that] all characters and situations have been invented, with the exception of the historical figures of Alfred C.
2004 in literature
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about the development of sexology
Sexology
Sexology is the scientific study of human sexuality, including human sexual interests, behavior, and function. The term does not generally refer to the non-scientific study of sex, such as political analysis or social criticism....
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and about Alfred Kinsey
Alfred Kinsey
Alfred Charles Kinsey was an American biologist and professor of entomology and zoology, who in 1947 founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University, now known as the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, as well as producing the Kinsey Reports and the Kinsey...
's rise to fame during the late 1940s and early 1950s as seen through the eyes of one of his loyal assistants.
This assistant, however, John Milk, is a fictional character rather than a historical person. Boyle makes it unmistakably clear in the "Author’s Note" that The Inner Circle "is a work of fiction, and [that] all characters and situations have been invented, with the exception of the historical figures of Alfred C.
