A Melon for Ecstasy
First edition | |
| Author | John Fortune and John Wells |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | Putnam |
Publication date | 1971 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 187 pp |
A Melon for Ecstasy is a 1971 novel written by John Fortune and John Wells. The title is claimed to derive from an Arabic and Turkish proverb, "A woman for duty / A boy for pleasure / But a melon for ecstasy."