In 1958, the famous underground Olympia Press, which three years earlier had published Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, published a novel entitled Candy by one Maxwell Kenton. Over the next decade, it would become one of the most famous--and notorious--novels of its time. Here is the full story behind its creation, publication, and litigation.
Language
English
Pages
388
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Arcade Publishing (NY)
Release
May 07, 2004
ISBN
155970604X
ISBN 13
9781559706049
The Candy Men: The Rollicking Life & Times of the Notorious Novel Candy
In 1958, the famous underground Olympia Press, which three years earlier had published Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita, published a novel entitled Candy by one Maxwell Kenton. Over the next decade, it would become one of the most famous--and notorious--novels of its time. Here is the full story behind its creation, publication, and litigation.