num_pages: 192
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
title: The Man Who Wrote Dirty Books
titlecomplete: The Man Who Wrote Dirty Books
ratings_count: 32
publisher: Simon and Schuster