{"product_id":"9781453217405","title":"Candy","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling parody of Voltaire’s \u003ci\u003eCandide \u003c\/i\u003ethat was banned in France and went on to become a salacious cult classic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Candy is a perfect, idealistic, innocent girl, born on Valentine’s Day, which, her daddy says, is why she’s so beautiful. At college in Racine, Wisconsin, she listens earnestly to Professor Mephisto’s lecture on philosophy and how “deep and aching are the needs of man”—and takes his pronouncement to heart.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e She will dedicate the rest of her days to bringing the sweet balm of her warmth to all those lonely men on her arduous path to spiritual enlightenment—a hunchback, a crazed gynecologist in a bar bathroom, her father’s lecherous twin brother, her guru at the nutty Cracker Foundation . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It is in Tibet, during an earthquake, that Candy will finally find full . . . enlightenment. This rollicking tale, by a duo of authors including the legendary \u003ci\u003eDr. Strangelove\u003c\/i\u003e screenwriter who also wrote for \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e and toured with the Rolling Stones over the course of his colorful career, is, in the words of William Styron, “wickedly funny to read and morally bracing as only good satire can be.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Terry Southern including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate and an extended biography of Mason Hoffenberg.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47166697570544,"sku":"9781453217405","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453217405_p0.jpg?v=1769906967","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453217405","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}