Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
by Anita Loos

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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 dialect.

A craze in its day and with ageless appeal, this new Liveright edition puts Lorelei back where she belongs: front and center.

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Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780871403179
ISBN-10 087140317X

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes is a play written by Anita Loos and published by Samuel French .

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