writings 1950-1995 notorious rollicking

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The Candy Men: The Rollicking Life and Times of the Notorious Novel Candy

6 reviews
Nile Southern

Arcade Publishing, 2004

Good Grief! How Candy Was Born
The Rabelaisian story of Candy Christian was told in the novel Candy and was one of those "dirty" books, like _Portnoy's Complaint_ or _Lolita_ to which it is often compared, that people could read, and let others know they read, without embarrassment. Bursting into American print in the sixties, Candy had a grand, scandalous run on the bestseller list. The book had its share of legal problems ...

Now Dig This: The Unspeakable Writings of Terry Southern, 1950-1995 (Southern, Terry)

6 reviews
Terry Southern

Grove Press, 2002

He's Too Hip, Baby!
It's hard to imagine today, but there once was a time when the simple written word could send shudders of fear and loathing down the spines of mainstream America. And no one gave Mr and Mrs Front Porch USA the shakes more than Terry Southern. His novel "Candy" was banned and branded as pornography before it even reached our shores; his take on the military in "Doc Strangelove" earned him the ...