{"product_id":"the-magic-christian-9780802147134","title":"The Magic Christian","description":"As the novelist of \u003ci\u003eFlash and Filigree\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Christian\u003c\/i\u003e and cowriter of \u003ci\u003eDr. Strangelove\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/i\u003e, Terry Southern helped define the sixties. Now, sixty years later, his dark humor and biting satire of American society and all its corruption, sex, money, status, power, and stardom, takes on new relevance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Dwight Garner reviewed the anniversary edition of Southern's \u003ci\u003eCandy\u003c\/i\u003e in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e he pointed to its significance in today's political climate, stating that \"\u003ci\u003eCandy\u003c\/i\u003e works in the era of #MeToo in part because it so coyly subverts the male gaze. The men who leer after Candy are truly fatuous primates, fit for little but gibbering at the moon.\" In this 60th anniversary edition of \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Christian\u003c\/i\u003e, we have another searing Southern comic novel--this one a story of a mayhem-making billionaire, and a reminder of just how entrenched American greed and corruption is in our history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Sir Guy Grand is determined to create disorder in the material world and willing to spare no expense to do it. His ultimate goal is to prove his theory that there is nothing so degrading or so distasteful that someone won't do for money. A satire of America's obsession with bigness, toughness, TV, guns, and money, \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Christian\u003c\/i\u003e is a hilarious and wickedly original novel from a true comic genius.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTerry Southern (1924-1995) is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCandy\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, \u003ci\u003eBarbarella\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Loved One\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Cincinnati Kid\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as an adaptation of \u003ci\u003eThe Magic Christian\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50556467904786,"sku":"9780802147134","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8c36039c-0703-4f83-a837-aba114ec09f4.jpg?v=1731754334","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-magic-christian-9780802147134","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}