Naked Came the Stranger
by Mike McGradyliterary work· published 1969
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Naked Came the Stranger is a 1969 novel written as a literary hoax poking fun at the American literary culture of its time. Though credited to "Penelope Ashe", it was written by a group of twenty-four journalists led by Newsday columnist Mike McGrady. McGrady's intention was to write a book that was both deliberately terrible and contained a lot of descriptions of sex, to illustrate the point that popular American literary culture had become mindlessly vulgar. The book fulfilled the authors' expectations and became a bestseller in 1969. Later that year, they revealed the hoax, spurring the book's popularity.
Adaptations (1)
Naked Came the Stranger was adapted into a 1975 film.
Naked Came The Stranger1975 · film · 83 min · dir. Radley Metzger · IMDb ↗IMDb6.2Follows the exploits of radio host Gilly Blake who is determined to get even with her philandering husband Billy in a series of torrid affairs with their friends and acquaintances.
