Description
The re-release of Orrie Hitt’s 1957 pulp classic Nudist Camp.
Written by “The Shakespeare of Shabby Street” at the height of his remarkable career, this novel captures a unique moment in American cultural history when society teetered between post-war conservatism and the upcoming sexual revolution.
Hitt, one of the most prolific writers of the 1950s and ’60s, wrote around 150 books during his career, famously producing a new title every two weeks while sitting at his dining room table. Despite leading a quiet family life in upstate New York, he had an uncanny ability to chronicle the gritty underbelly of working-class America.
Nudist Camp follows Della, who welcomes a naturist club to camp on her property. But when the seductive Ada Holden arrives and sets her sights on Della’s husband, paradise becomes a battlefield. Now Della must fight fire with fire with the only weapon she has – her own glorious body!
Known for his meticulous research, Hitt even visited a nudist camp to gather material for this novel.
Beyond its pulpy pleasures, Nudist Camp offers modern readers a fascinating window into 1950s America, exploring tensions between freedom and constraint, desire and propriety, that still resonate today. Expect vivid descriptions, snappy dialogue and a plot that moves at a breakneck pace.
