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Beschreibung
An enduring comic novel of ambition, glamour, and self-invention in the Jazz Age.
First published in 1925, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes presents the irrepressible diary of Lorelei Lee, a young woman navigating the social and financial currents of New York, Paris, and beyond. With disarming candour and calculated charm, Lorelei records her encounters with wealthy admirers, fashionable society, and the practical realities of securing one's future in a world governed by money and appearances.
Anita Loos's satire operates with lightness and precision. Beneath the novel's sparkling humour lies a pointed commentary on class, consumer culture, and the transactional nature of modern romance. Lorelei's voice-apparently naïve yet shrewdly observant-exposes the contradictions of an era intoxicated by wealth and spectacle.
A defining work of American popular fiction in the 1920s, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes remains both a lively social document and a sharp critique of the values it depicts.
An enduring comic novel of ambition, glamour, and self-invention in the Jazz Age.
First published in 1925, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes presents the irrepressible diary of Lorelei Lee, a young woman navigating the social and financial currents of New York, Paris, and beyond. With disarming candour and calculated charm, Lorelei records her encounters with wealthy admirers, fashionable society, and the practical realities of securing one's future in a world governed by money and appearances.
Anita Loos's satire operates with lightness and precision. Beneath the novel's sparkling humour lies a pointed commentary on class, consumer culture, and the transactional nature of modern romance. Lorelei's voice-apparently naïve yet shrewdly observant-exposes the contradictions of an era intoxicated by wealth and spectacle.
A defining work of American popular fiction in the 1920s, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes remains both a lively social document and a sharp critique of the values it depicts.
Über den Autor
Anita Loos (1889-1981) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter whose wit and social insight made her one of the most distinctive literary voices of the twentieth century. Beginning her career in silent film, she later achieved lasting fame with Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, a novel that combined satire and popular appeal. Loos also enjoyed a successful career in theatre and Hollywood, and her work continues to be celebrated for its sharp humour and cultural acuity.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
Genre: Importe, Romane & Erzählungen
Rubrik: Belletristik
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781515448693
ISBN-10: 151544869X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Loos, Anita
Hersteller: Wilder Publications
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 229 x 152 x 6 mm
Von/Mit: Anita Loos
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.01.2021
Gewicht: 0,136 kg
Artikel-ID: 120833634