For the 1975 film, see The Stepford Wives (1975 film). For the 2004 remake, see The Stepford Wives (2004 film).
"Stepford" redirects here. For the Scottish former railway station, see Stepford railway station.
The Stepford Wives
First edition cover
Author
Ira Levin
Country
United States
Genre
Thriller, Satire
Publisher
Random House
Publication date
September 1972
Media type
Print (hardback and paperback)
Pages
145 (first edition, hardback)
ISBN
0-394-48199-2 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC
303634
Dewey Decimal
813/.5/4
LC Class
PZ4.L664 St PS3523.E7993
The Stepford Wives is a 1972 satirical "feminist horror"[1] novel by Ira Levin. The story concerns Joanna Eberhart, a talented photographer, wife, and young mother who suspects that something in the town of Stepford is changing the wives from free-thinking, intelligent women into compliant wives dedicated solely to homemaking. As her friends slowly transform, Joanna realizes the horrific truth.
The book has had two feature film adaptations, both using the same title as the novel: the 1975 version, and the 2004 remake. Edgar J. Scherick produced the 1975 version as well as all three of the television sequels. Scherick was credited posthumously as producer of the 2004 remake.
In a March 27, 2007, letter to The New York Times, Levin said that he based the town of Stepford on Wilton, Connecticut, where he lived in the 1960s. Wilton is a "step" from Stamford, a major city lying 15 miles (24 km) away.[2]
^Arrow, Michelle (July 24, 2022). "'Suburban living did turn women into robots': why feminist horror novel The Stepford Wives is still relevant, 50 years on". Retrieved July 28, 2022.
^"Political Theater: A Banned Play on the War (5 Letters)". The New York Times. March 27, 2007. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
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