{"product_id":"the-man-who-wrote-dirty-books-9781497644939","title":"The Man Who Wrote Dirty Books","description":"This 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. 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. Clever, sarcastic and, at times, over-the-top absurd, THE MAN WHO WROTE DIRTY BOOKS has been delighting readers since its first publication in 1964. \"Really funny\" --The New York Times \"\"There is a superabundance of owlishly solemn writers in America, but very few with the comic talents of Hal Dresner\"\" --Chicago News Hal Dresner has written teleplays (for NIGHT GALLERY, M*A*S*H and THE HARVEY KORMAN SHOW), screenplays (CATCH 22, THE EIGER SANCTION and ZORRO, THE GAY BLADE) and short stories (Many collected in various Alfred Hitchcock anthologies. He has also co-written, under a pseudonym, several soft-core erotic novels. Most of his work has humorous elements and he was widely acclaimed for his comic novel, THE MAN WHO WROTE DIRTY BOOKS.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781497644939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.43d","brand":"Hal Dresner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36654438318236,"sku":"9781497644939","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_c84c9c98-cd7b-4e81-9a8a-7320d21d1c1b.jpg?v=1603883381","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-man-who-wrote-dirty-books-9781497644939","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}