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The book is without meaning and plot, but contains 2 sex scenes on the head, became a bestseller in 1960
American social experiment zhurnalistov
Mike McGrady, a columnist for «Newsday», felt that American literary standards gradually began to fall. In particular, the media were too many "Sensation", to which real journalism had nothing, and intelligent reading their name was not the same.
Then McGrady together with other journalists decided to write a book in which he did not have any of the plot, the characters development, social issues and, of course, no word skills.
The only standard that journalists themselves have set for ourselves - had to describe the book as many sexually explicit scenes, at least two in each chapter. McGrady thought that if such a book would be a hit, it will show how low the US literary standards. So, every journalist has written a chapter, and the book is called "The stranger came naked" was published in print.
In 1969, the book went on sale and was listed on the cover of a fictitious author's name - Penelope Ashe, author of McGrady gave his beautiful sister in law. An incredible woman Penelope, gave interviews in short dresses and constantly talked about the delights of sexual liberation.
McGrady experiment showed that Americans are there any low literary standards do not care, they just want pokoloritnee books. "The stranger came naked" became a bestseller and then in the wake of the success has been written many more such books, and 1975, the book even made a movie for adults.
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Mike McGrady, a columnist for «Newsday», felt that American literary standards gradually began to fall. In particular, the media were too many "Sensation", to which real journalism had nothing, and intelligent reading their name was not the same.
Then McGrady together with other journalists decided to write a book in which he did not have any of the plot, the characters development, social issues and, of course, no word skills.
The only standard that journalists themselves have set for ourselves - had to describe the book as many sexually explicit scenes, at least two in each chapter. McGrady thought that if such a book would be a hit, it will show how low the US literary standards. So, every journalist has written a chapter, and the book is called "The stranger came naked" was published in print.
In 1969, the book went on sale and was listed on the cover of a fictitious author's name - Penelope Ashe, author of McGrady gave his beautiful sister in law. An incredible woman Penelope, gave interviews in short dresses and constantly talked about the delights of sexual liberation.
McGrady experiment showed that Americans are there any low literary standards do not care, they just want pokoloritnee books. "The stranger came naked" became a bestseller and then in the wake of the success has been written many more such books, and 1975, the book even made a movie for adults.
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