Description

The frantic 1925 Spruce-Era vintage that no less an expert than Edith Wharton called "the truly amazing American novel."If any American imaginary personality of the twentieth-century appears apt to be immortal, it's Lorelei Lee of Little Rock, Arkansas, the not-so-dumb blonde who understood that diamonds really are a girl's closest friend. Crazy, enchanting, and memorable, she is been portrayed on-stage and screen by Carol Channing and Marilyn Monroe and has transformed into the archetype of the footloose, good hearted gold-digger, having an insatiable hunger for orchids, wine, and precious gems. Listed here are her "journals," developed by Anita Loos in the Roaring Twenties, as Lorelei and her friend Dorothy barrel across Europe conference everybody in the Prince of Wales to "Physician Froyd"-and then home again to wed a Primary Point billionaire and turn into a superstar. In this wonderfully droll and amusing guide, Lorelei Leeis distinctive perspective, crazy tricks, and inventive approach with vocabulary sparkle.