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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Paperback
Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques
Published: Mar 1 2026
Pages: 122
Weight: 0.38
Height: 0.29 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Anita Loos
It's the roaring 20s, and a young flapper named Lorelei decides to keep a diary after receiving a blank journal from a gentleman friend. She has an apartment in New York paid for by a Chicago businessman named Gus Eisman; when he's in town, Mr. Eisman spends his time educating Lorelei by going out to dinner, taking in shows, and then escorting her to her apartment to talk about the topics of the day until quite late. When he's away, Lorelei does much the same with the other men she has charmed.Joined by her best friend Dorothy, Lorelei embarks on a cruise to Europe in order to meet Mr. Eisman in Paris and continue her education. As the diary unfolds, we learn more about Lorelei's past and her cynical, rather mercenary approach towards romance, all set in a light, funny, and very charming atmosphere.Originally published as a series of sketches known as the Lorelei stories in Harper's Bazaar, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was published as a novel in 1925. Despite lukewarm initial reviews, it quickly became a success, becoming the second-best seller of 1926. Since then it has gone on to be an international bestseller, having been printed in over eighty-five editions and adapted several times-most famously as the 1953 film starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell. Edith Wharton called it the great American novel, and it has garnered praise from many authors including James Joyce and F. Scott Fitzgerald.Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Anita Loos
It's the roaring 20s, and a young flapper named Lorelei decides to keep a diary after receiving a blank journal from a gentleman friend. She has an apartment in New York paid for by a Chicago businessman named Gus Eisman; when he's in town, Mr. Eisman spends his time educating Lorelei by going out to dinner, taking in shows, and then escorting her to her apartment to talk about the topics of the day until quite late. When he's away, Lorelei does much the same with the other men she has charmed.Joined by her best friend Dorothy, Lorelei embarks on a cruise to Europe in order to meet Mr. Eisman in Paris and continue her education. As the diary unfolds, we learn more about Lorelei's past and her cynical, rather mercenary approach towards romance, all set in a light, funny, and very charming atmosphere.Originally published as a series of sketches known as the Lorelei stories in Harper's Bazaar, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes was published as a novel in 1925. Despite lukewarm initial reviews, it quickly became a success, becoming the second-best seller of 1926. Since then it has gone on to be an international bestseller, having been printed in over eighty-five editions and adapted several times-most famously as the 1953 film starring Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell. Edith Wharton called it the great American novel, and it has garnered praise from many authors including James Joyce and F. Scott Fitzgerald.
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