{"product_id":"the-man-who-wrote-dirty-books-paperback","title":"The Man Who Wrote Dirty Books - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHal Dresner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis the comic novel, told in epistolary fashion as a sequence of exchanged letters, presents pornographer \"Guy LaDouche\" retreating to the wilderness with the hope of solitude and concentration to write his next book under a looming deadline. \u003c\/p\u003e\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 finds his quiet getaway plan beset by a lawsuit and investigation by the FBI and local sheriff. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Clever, sarcastic 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.\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757417038112,"sku":"9781497644939","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ffa332a78a2ee22bcd178110932ddf17.webp?v=1780102074","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-man-who-wrote-dirty-books-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}