Gentlemen Prefer Blondes: The Illuminating Diary of a Professional Lady by Loos, Anita - 1925

New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. 8th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Barton, Ralph. Eighth printing. No jacket. Board edges lightly rubbed. 1925 Hard Cover. 217 pp. Inspiration for the film starring Jane Russell and Marilyn Monroe. Loos's classic tale shows that questions of women and power―more relevant today than ever―can come in the most alluring of packages. 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.