{"product_id":"candy-9780802127471","title":"Candy","description":"Originally 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50648902435090,"sku":"9780802127471","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2347ebb3-7a9b-406a-942c-da42acf25d69.jpg?v=1733252228","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/candy-9780802127471","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}