{"product_id":"candy-paperback-5","title":"Candy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerry Southern\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMason Hoffenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally banned in Paris and published by the Olympia Press under the pseudonym Maxwell Kenton, \u003ci\u003eCandy\u003c\/i\u003e is the scandalous 1958 novel cowritten by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg, now reissued with an introduction by B. J. Novak. \u003ci\u003eCandy\u003c\/i\u003e was greeted in America by white-hot controversy, becoming a bestseller and helping to cement Southern's reputation as a legendary absurdist comic. The book centers on the sexual misadventures of a young girl named Candy Christian--lithe, taut, impossibly sweet, and as naive as she is irresistible. Chronicling her liaisons with everyone from her father's gardener, a pretentious professor, a shrink, a guru, and even her own uncle, \u003ci\u003eCandy\u003c\/i\u003e follows this luscious all-American girl as she breaks away from her small-town life and sets out to experience the world. Through it all, Candy is exploited, ravaged, and used--and eager as ever to please. A satire of Voltaire's \u003ci\u003eCandide\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCandy\u003c\/i\u003e is an exhilarating romp through the fantasies and perversions of the American male and a fearless portrait of corrupted innocence in a society obsessed with narcissism, power, and commerciality. A hilarious and sexy fable, \u003ci\u003eCandy\u003c\/i\u003e is a countercultural tour de force.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry Southern\u003c\/b\u003e (1924-1995) is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCandy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Christian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFlash and Filigree\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlue Movie\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRed-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes\u003c\/i\u003e. An Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, his film credits include \u003ci\u003eDr. Strangelove\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBarbarella\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as an adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Christian\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eMason Hoffenberg\u003c\/b\u003e (1922-1986) was an American poet and a writer for the Olympia Press in Paris whose works include \u003ci\u003eA Sin for Breakfast\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUntil She Screams\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42151447036039,"sku":"9780802127471","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6da82a1e4dd80355808db58bbaf78aa0.webp?v=1733207122","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/candy-paperback-5","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}