Terry Southern

Author profile

born

May 01, 1924 in Alvarado, Texas, The United States

died

October 29, 1995

gender

male

website

http://www.terrysouthern.com/

genre

Literature & Fiction, Nonfiction, Short Stories

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Terry Southern was a highly influential American short story writer, novelist, essayist, screenwriter and university lecturer noted for his distinctive satirical style. He was part of the Paris postwar literary movement in the 1950s and a companion to Beat writers in Greenwich Village; he was at the center of Swinging London in the sixties and helped to change the style and substance of Hollywood films of the 1970s. In the 1980s he wrote for Saturday Night Live and lectured on screenwriting at several universities in New York.

Southern's dark and often absurdist style of broad yet biting satire helped to define the sensibilities of several generations of intelligent writers, readers, directors and film goers. He is credited by journalist Tom...more

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Books by Terry Southern

Average rating: 4.12 · 7,560 ratings · 327 reviews · 18 distinct works

	Candy by Terry Southern, Mason Hoffenberg 3.35 avg rating — 485 ratings — published 1958 — 15 editions	My rating:
	The Magic Christian 3.66 avg rating — 389 ratings — published 1959 — 9 editions	My rating:
	Blue Movie 3.50 avg rating — 211 ratings — published 1970 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Red-Dirt Marijuana and Other Tastes 3.97 avg rating — 174 ratings — published 1966 — 7 editions	My rating:
	Now Dig This: The Unspeakable Writings of Terry Southern 1950-95 by Terry Southern, Nile Southern (Editor), Josh Alan Friedman (Editor) 3.76 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2001 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Flash and Filigree 3.20 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1958 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Texas Summer 3.52 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1992 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Easy Rider 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1969 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Virgin: A History Of Virgin Records by Terry Southern, Richard Branson 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Magic Christian 3.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1964	My rating: