{"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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50853396939026,"sku":"9781497644939","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6746ae63-eb7d-4867-a3e7-6715412c247f.jpg?v=1737449042","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-man-who-wrote-dirty-books-9781497644939","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}