Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Name: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
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ISBN: 9780871403179

ISBN-10: 087140317X

ISBN-13: 9780871403179

Edition: 2014

Authors: Anita Loos, Jenny McPhee

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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 does Anita Loos's mastery of irony and…

Book details

List price: $13.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Liveright Publishing Corporation
Publication date: 2/10/2014
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 6.77" wide x 8.23" long x 0.44" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English

Born in California, Anita Loosnbsp;(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.