Candy - in the rare first issue dust wrapper

Southern, Terry & Hoffenberg, Mason

Published by London Geis London 1953, 1953

About this Item

London: Bernard Geis, 1968. Hardcover. First British edition, first issue dust jacket without mention of the film and also with a publisher's sticker declaring, 'Jacket Design is being revised' - the dust wrapper would eventually become red. A very good book in very good dust wrapper which is chipped, browned and a edge worn. Scarce in the first issue dust wrapper. A 1958 satirical novel by Terry Southern and Mason Hoffenberg, parodying Voltaire's 'Candide. It follows Candy Christian, a beautiful, naive young woman whose attempts to do good lead her into absurd, sexually exploitative situations with a series of predatory men. The novel critiques American sexual hypocrisy and moral pretensions with sharp, irreverent humour. In 1968, 'Candy' was adapted into a controversial film directed by Christian Marquand, starring Ewa Aulin, Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, and Ringo Starr. The film, like the book, was divisive considered surreal and provocative by some, and exploitative or incoherent by others. Both remain cult curiosities.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Candy - in the rare first issue dust wrapper
• Publisher: London Geis London 1953
• Publication Date: 1953
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included