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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Anita Loos
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Description for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Paperback. Loos's classic tale shows that questions of women and power-more relevant today than ever-can come in the most alluring of packages. Num Pages: 160 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 143 x 10. Weight in Grams: 142.
This delirious 1925 Jazz Age classic introduced readers to Lorelei Lee, the small-town girl from Little Rock, who has become one of the most timeless characters in American fiction. Outrageous and charming, this not-so-dumb blonde has been portrayed on stage and screen by Carol Channing and Marilyn Monroe and has become the archetype of the footloose, good-hearted gold digger (not that she sees herself that way). Masquerading as her diaries, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes follows Lorelei as she entertains suitors across Europe before returning home to marry a millionaire. In this delightfully droll and witty book, Lorelei’s glamorous pragmatism shines, as ... Read more
This delirious 1925 Jazz Age classic introduced readers to Lorelei Lee, the small-town girl from Little Rock, who has become one of the most timeless characters in American fiction. Outrageous and charming, this not-so-dumb blonde has been portrayed on stage and screen by Carol Channing and Marilyn Monroe and has become the archetype of the footloose, good-hearted gold digger (not that she sees herself that way). Masquerading as her diaries, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes follows Lorelei as she entertains suitors across Europe before returning home to marry a millionaire. In this delightfully droll and witty book, Lorelei’s glamorous pragmatism shines, as ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Liveright
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
142g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780871403179
SKU
V9780871403179
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99-15
About Anita Loos
Born in California, Anita Loos (1893–1981) was herself a celebrity of the Jazz Age that produced Lorelei Lee. She began writing movie scripts by the time she was twelve, and before her death in 1981 she had written an enormous number of stories, screenplays, and more. She was also the author of an autobiography, A Girl Like I. Jenny McPhee is ... Read more
Reviews for Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
"The great American novel."
Edith Wharton "Lorelei Lee’s wide-eyed ditziness is nothing less than a joy forever."
Michael Dirda "First published by Liveright in 1925—and now brought back into print by the same house—[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes] will find a new audience to delight, amaze and amuse… Lorelei is a combination of insouciance, innocence and street savvy that is ... Read more
Edith Wharton "Lorelei Lee’s wide-eyed ditziness is nothing less than a joy forever."
Michael Dirda "First published by Liveright in 1925—and now brought back into print by the same house—[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes] will find a new audience to delight, amaze and amuse… Lorelei is a combination of insouciance, innocence and street savvy that is ... Read more