{"product_id":"gentlemen-prefer-blondes-paperback","title":"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnita Loos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMarlowe Granados\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe literary classic that inspired the iconic Marilyn Monroe film--a brilliant satire of the Roaring Twenties that follows a wide-eyed blonde and her cynical brunette friend as they take Europe by storm, now with an introduction by Marlowe Granados to celebrate the book's 100th anniversary!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSome might call Lorelei Lee lucky. Others, names she would not even put in her diary. Life in New York is becoming routine, so when her wealthy companion Mr. Eisman suggests that \"a girl with brains ought to do something else with them besides think,\" Lorelei is up to the challenge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAccompanied by her best friend Dorothy Shaw, Lorelei chronicles the sights and people of Europe in her diary in a consistent mix of hilarity and accidental wisdom--\"Paris is divine\" and \"London is really nothing at all.\" Reliant on the good graces of the gentlemen around them to stay afloat as they await Eisman's arrival on the continent, Lorelei and Dorothy skirt unscathed and at times oblivious around scorned and greedy lovers, plots of Francophone thievery, and even murder charges. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis hilarious, rip-roaring travelogue is a sharp-eyed takedown of the hypocrisy of Prohibition, the Roaring Twenties, and anyone foolish enough to stake their wallet on the dumb blonde stereotype. \u003ci\u003eGentlemen Prefer Blondes\u003c\/i\u003e is more than a guilty pleasure--it is a literary classic.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnita Loos\u003c\/b\u003e was an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, and actress. Born in 1889, she was writing movie scripts by the time she was twelve and became the first female staff screenwriter in Hollywood at the age of twenty-five. She is best known for her 1925 comic novel, \u003ci\u003eGentlemen Prefer Blondes, \u003c\/i\u003ewhich made her a Jazz Age celebrity in her own right. She also wrote the screenplay for the classic film \u003ci\u003eThe Women \u003c\/i\u003e(1939)\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as a Broadway production of Colette's \u003ci\u003eGigi \u003c\/i\u003e(1951). Loos died in 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52002312257837,"sku":"9780593445822","price":18.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/Ih8jj4PCLA9780593445822.webp?v=1776664235","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/gentlemen-prefer-blondes-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}