From Eden and Back: The Incredible Misadventures of Billy Barker

When John Randolph Price read Candide–written by Voltaire in 1759 and considered a remarkable satiric novel even to this day—he was inspired to write a similar parody for our time. He would take the basic elements of Candide and weave them into a book of comic criticism of today's contemporary life.

Price's tale carries symbolic heros through bizarre experiences and disastrous adventures to satiriz...