{"product_id":"the-man-who-wrote-dirty-books-paperback","title":"The Man Who Wrote Dirty Books - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHal Dresner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn author of racy novels heads to picturesque Vermont to finish his manuscript--but finds his retreat less than peaceful--in this \"bright, slapstick comedy\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Told through a sequence of exchanged letters, this comic novel introduces softcore pornographer \"Guy LaDouche\" as he heads to the wilderness in the hope of solitude and concentration to write his next book under a looming deadline. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Instead of peace, he finds harassment and distraction--from his publisher, his old girlfriend, and an angry father convinced that LaDouche's last novel, featuring a genuine nymphomaniac, was based on the man's daughter. Soon, the author also finds his quiet getaway plan beset by a lawsuit and investigation by the FBI and local sheriff. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Clever, satirical, and at times over-the-top absurd, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Wrote Dirty Books \u003c\/i\u003ehas been delighting readers since its first publication in 1964. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A very funny tale. . . . It would not be quite true to report that \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Wrote Dirty Books\u003c\/i\u003e contains no word capable of bringing the blush of shame to the cheek of modesty, but it is perfectly true that the thing is neither a dirty book nor about them.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHal Dresner has written teleplays (for \u003ci\u003eNight Gallery\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eM*A*S*H\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Harvey Korman Show\u003c\/i\u003e), screenplays (\u003ci\u003eCatch 22\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Eiger Sanction\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eZorro, the Gay Blade\u003c\/i\u003e) and short stories (many collected in various Alfred Hitchcock anthologies). He has also cowritten, under a pseudonym, several softcore erotic novels. Most of his work has humorous elements, and he was widely acclaimed for his comic novel \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Wrote Dirty Books\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53457658708275,"sku":"9781497644939","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/JdmJMUKMeR9781497644939.webp?v=1781584480","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/the-man-who-wrote-dirty-books-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}