{"product_id":"gentlemen-prefer-blondes","title":"Gentlemen Prefer Blondes","description":"\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“Kissing your hand may make you feel very very good, but a diamond and safire bracelet lasts forever.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnita Loos’s comic masterpiece is a brilliant satire of the Roaring Twenties, told through the seemingly artless diary of Lorelei Lee—a blonde flapper from Little Rock, Arkansas, whose pursuit of diamonds, culture, and wealthy gentlemen conceals a shrewd and calculating mind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLorelei Lee is a “professional lady” with a singular philosophy: gentlemen may prefer blondes, but blondes prefer financial security. Accompanied by her cynical best friend, Dorothy Shaw, Lorelei travels from Hollywood to Manhattan, and then across Europe—collecting suitors, champagne, and square-cut diamond bracelets along the way. In Paris, she fends off a French count and a vengeful Lady Beekman. In London, she parries a lord’s romantic advances. In Vienna, she sits for an unforgettable session with “Dr. Froyd,” who concludes that her only problem is a lack of inhibitions. Through it all, Lorelei’s diary entries—filled with malapropisms, accidental wisdom, and unwavering pragmatism—reveal a woman who is never quite as foolish as she pretends to be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is Loos at her most subversive and hilarious: a novel that skewers the hypocrisy of Prohibition, the pretensions of the Jazz Age intelligentsia, and the men who mistake a pretty face for an empty head. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGentlemen Prefer Blondes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was a runaway bestseller upon publication, praised by literary giants from James Joyce to Edith Wharton, who called it “the great American novel.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1925, a landmark of Jazz Age literature and one of the bestselling novels of the decade\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten by one of Hollywood’s first female screenwriters, later adapted into the classic 1953 film starring Marilyn Monroe\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA sharp, prescient satire of materialism, gender roles, and the “dumb blonde” stereotype\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable in multiple formats:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; Hardcover:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Beautifully designed print editions presenting the complete, unabridged text made to last.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEbook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e DRM-free EPUB compatible with Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, and all major e-readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAudiobook:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Professionally narrated, complete and unabridged, available on all major audiobook platforms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA beautifully crafted edition for your shelf, your device, or your ears, or the perfect gift for anyone who knows that a girl’s best friend isn’t a handshake, but something that shines a little brighter.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"ds-markdown-paragraph\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnita Loos\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1893–1981) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter, one of the most influential and prolific writers of early Hollywood. She began selling screenplays as a teenager and, at twenty-five, became the first female staff screenwriter in Hollywood. She wrote over two hundred silent films, helped launch the careers of Jean Harlow and Audrey Hepburn, and contributed to classics such as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Women\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1939) and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGigi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1951). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGentlemen Prefer Blondes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, her first novel, was a literary sensation, translated into multiple languages and adapted into a silent film, a Broadway musical, and the iconic 1953 film starring Marilyn Monroe. 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She is remembered for her wit, her glamour, and her pioneering role as a woman in a male-dominated industry.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casa Carlini","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":54552220074356,"sku":null,"price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":54552220107124,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54552220139892,"sku":"9612921002271","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":54552220172660,"sku":null,"price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5561\/6884\/files\/casa-carlini-simple-audiobook-gentlemen-prefer-blondes-53692755018100.png?v=1779965424","url":"https:\/\/casacarlini.com\/products\/gentlemen-prefer-blondes","provider":"Casa Carlini","version":"1.0","type":"link"}