Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction

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Candy: A novel of Love and Addiction
Author	Luke Davies
Country	Australia
Language	English
Genre(s)	Novel
Publisher	Ballantine Books
Publication date	16 June 1998
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	304 (Paperback edition)
ISBN	ISBN 0345423879 (paperback edition)

Candy: A Novel of Love and Addiction is a novel by Luke Davies

1 Plot lntroduction
- 1.1 Plot summary
2 Awards and nominations
3 Film adaptation
4 Release details
5 Sources

[edit] Plot lntroduction

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Candy is a novel of love and addiction; a first person account of one man's love for the two pillars of his existence: Candy Wyatt, a beautiful young artist of suburban pedigree, and heroin.

Luke Davies brings the reader through the lives of the countless individuals ensnared by contemporary heroin addiction.

[edit] Plot summary

Dan, a poet, falls in love with Candy, an art student who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle... and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and despair.

[edit] Awards and nominations

Shortlisted, Christina Stead Prize for fiction, New South Wales Premer's Literary Awards 1999

Joint Winner, Best Young Australian Novelist, Sydney Morning Herald 1998

Shortlisted, Addison Wesley Longman Award for the Best Cover/Jacket D

[edit] Film adaptation

In 2006, the film adaptation, also called Candy, was released. The film stars Heath Ledger as Dan, Abbie Cornish as Candy, Geoffrey Rush as Casper, Noni Hazlehurst as Mrs. Wyatt and Tony Martin as Mr. Wyatt. It was directed by Neil Armfield and produced by Emily Sherman and Margaret Fink.