OFFICYNA - CANDY: CULT EROTIC AND COMIC NOVEL

Immerse yourself in the world of Candy, a satirical and erotic novel that has been amusing and provoking readers around the world for years! This cult book, first published in 1958 in Paris by the famous Olympia Press (publisher of Nabokov and Miller!), is an adventurous story about 18-year-old Candy Christian. Her naivety and goodness involve her in a series of comical and spicy situations, where all the men in her life are only interested in her body.

• Cult erotic and comic novel that has been amusing and provoking for years.
• Inspired by Voltaire's „Candide“, but with a modern twist of the 50s.
• Sharp satire on scientists, doctors, mystics and the artistic bohemia.
• Adventurous plot full of surprising twists and turns.
• Critical reflection on the society of the 50s.
• One of the milestones of the counterculture.
• Published by the famous Olympia Press, publisher of Nabokov and Miller!

„Candy” is not only an erotic adventure, but also a sharp satire. The book, which comes full circle, leading Candy to meet her father in Lhasa, is also proof that „not everything is for the best in this not best of worlds”. The plot is full of farcical sexual situations in which the heroine gets involved. Recognized as one of the milestones of the counterculture, Candy fights against sexism, hypocrisy and conformism of capitalist society.

The novel is styled as an ,,adventurous philosophical story" - with a moral proving that ,,not everything is for the best in this not best of worlds" - and its plot comes full circle when Candy finds her father in Lhasa, who disappears in mysterious and amusing circumstances at the beginning of the book. The authors' cooperation took place by letter when Southern lived in Geneva and Hoffenberg in Paris. Currently, the novel by Southern and Hoffenberg is widely regarded as one of the fictional founding texts of the counterculture, aimed against sexism, hypocrisy and conformism of capitalist society.

„Candy” is a must-read for lovers of erotic and satirical literature. A novel that caused a scandal and revolutionized the publishing market. Get to know the story of Candy Christian and discover why this book became a cult. The paperback edition has 176 pages. Year of publication: 2014. Publisher: Officyna.