Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Anita Loos
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Anita Loos
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
The Intimate Diary of a Professional Lady

Author: Anita Loos

Narrator: Amanda Stribling

Unabridged: 3 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/22/2021

Synopsis

If any American fictional character of the twentieth century seems likely to be immortal, it is Lorelei Lee of Little Rock, Arkansas, the not-so-dumb blonde who knew that diamonds are a girl's best friend. Outrageous, charming, and unforgettable, she's been portrayed on stage and screen by Carol Channing and Marilyn Monroe and has become the archetype of the footloose, good-hearted gold digger, with an insatiable appetite for orchids, champagne, and precious stones. Here are her "diaries," created by Anita Loos in the Roaring Twenties, as Lorelei and her friend Dorothy barrel across Europe meeting everyone from the Prince of Wales to "Doctor Froyd"-and then back home again to marry a Main Line millionaire and become a movie star. In this delightfully droll and witty book, Lorelei Lee's wild antics, unique outlook, and imaginative way with language shine.

 

 

About Anita Loos

Anita Loos (1888-1981) was an American screenwriter, author, and playwright who became the first-ever woman to become a scriptwriter in Hollywood. Best known for her novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, she went on to write the 1951 Broadway adaptation of Gigi.

Reviews

Goodreads review by emma on February 05, 2021

F. Scott Fitzgerald. J.D. Salinger. Hemingway. All you boring old white guys whose various books about boring white guys are often touted as "the great American novel" - sorry. You lost to a woman writing about women in the nineteen-effing-twenties. This book (or two books, really) is so ahead of its......more

Goodreads review by Maria on July 22, 2018

3.5/Tengo que reconocer que es una puntuación un poco trampa. Es decir, me reí mucho con el primer libro "Los caballeros las prefieren rubias", pero el segundo "Pero se casan con las morenas" se me hizo muy cuesta arriba.......more

Goodreads review by David on July 14, 2024

If you're familiar with - or a big fan of - the wildly entertaining Marilyn Monroe - Jane Russell film extravaganza of 'GPB', it may or may not surprise you that, as is so often the case with page-to-screen transfers, it sure ain't the book!  It's... a bit... of the book. What the film retains: the v......more

Goodreads review by Michael on February 04, 2008

This is an excellent antidote for too much Hemingway! One of the funniest stories I have ever read. I especially love the part where Lorelei meets Freud (Dr. Froyd) and they discuss the topic of inhibitions and dreams. I think this book captures the American spirit quite nicely. Not a bad movie eith......more

Goodreads review by Vonia on January 07, 2016

My expectations for this book were high, evidently unfounded. After all, most classics / books known in their time do not necessarily stand the test of time. However, this being labeled as the Great American Novel is quite an overstatement. Then again, similar to the coming of age story of Catcher i......more

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