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Terry Southern (1924–1995)

Autor(a) de Candy

22+ Works 2,039 Membros 29 Críticas 5 Favorited

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Inclui os nomes: Maxwell Kenton, Terry Southern

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Associated Works

Drinking, Smoking and Screwing: Great Writers on Good Times (1994) — Contribuidor — 334 exemplares
The Best of Modern Humor (1983) — Contribuidor — 291 exemplares
The Olympia Reader (1965) — Contribuidor — 279 exemplares
The Neon Wilderness (1947) — Interview, algumas edições257 exemplares
Easy Rider [1969 film] (1969) — Screenwriter — 232 exemplares
Casino Royale [1967 film] (1967) 198 exemplares
Barbarella [1968 film] (1968) — Screenplay — 146 exemplares
The Cool School: Writing from America's Hip Underground (2013) — Contribuidor — 79 exemplares
Great Esquire Fiction (1983) — Contribuidor — 70 exemplares
The Best American Magazine Writing 2013 (2013) — Contribuidor — 41 exemplares
The Paris Review 200 2012 Spring (2012) — Contribuidor — 25 exemplares
Wonders: Writings and Drawings for the Child in Us All (1980) — Contribuidor — 18 exemplares
The Loved One [1965 film] (1965) — Screenwriter — 16 exemplares
EVERGREEN REVIEW: VOL. 3, NO. 9: SUMMER 1959 (1959) — Contribuidor — 12 exemplares
Candy [1968 film] (2008) — Original book — 6 exemplares
Prize Stories 1963: The O. Henry Awards (1963) — Contribuidor — 6 exemplares
Juvenile Delinquency in Literature (1980) — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar

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Conhecimento Comum

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Guy Grand es un millonario excéntrico (el último de los grandes derrochadores) decidido a crear desorden en el mundo y dispuesto a no escatimar gastos para conseguirlo. Tras una vida marcada por las bromas pesadas y los planes enloquecidos, su último objetivo consiste en probar su teoría acerca de que nadie puede resistirse al poder del dinero, y que, por conseguirlo, cualquiera haría lo que se le pidiera, por más degradante que fuese. En el universo de Guy Grand, todos tienen un precio, y él está dispuesto a pagarlo.… (mais)
 
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Natt90 | 6 outras críticas | Mar 7, 2023 |
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archivomorero | 12 outras críticas | Feb 13, 2023 |
Completely over the top satire and parody of wealth - especially American wealth.

Guy Grand has enough money to waste, in lavish, over the top, foolish ways.

The book was funny in part, but mostly crass and ugly - part of the satire, but so far over the top, it was like satire of satire.
 
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sriddell | 6 outras críticas | Aug 6, 2022 |
Pretty entertaining .... thought perhaps even a bit too sex rompy / pornographic for my taste. Straightforward, salacious, leering updating of Candide, but w/o the thoughtful part- just the relentless outrage of the innocent repeatedly taken advantage of by the randy men who cross her path. Often funny, but dwindlingly outrageous due to repeated violations of this sweet girls good intentions and desire for a deeper reality. That could have made it more thoughtful- more of the satire of the intellectual pretensions of the young smart set.… (mais)
 
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apende | 12 outras críticas | Jul 12, 2022 |

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Obras
22
Also by
21
Membros
2,039
Popularidade
#12,610
Avaliação
½ 3.7
Críticas
29
ISBN
95
Línguas
7
Marcado como favorito
5

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