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The Diary of a Lost Girl (Louise Brooks Edition)

Gladysz, Thomas
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: July 23, 2010
ISBN: 9780557508488
336 pages, 1, black & white illustrations

£18.95

The 1929 Louise Brooks film, DIARY OF A LOST GIRL, is based on a controversial book first published in Germany in 1905. Though little known today, it was a sensation at the beginning of the 20th Century. Was it – as many believed – the real-life diary of a young woman forced by circumstance into a life of prostitution? Or a sensational and clever fake, one of the first novels of its kind? This bestselling work inspired a sequel, a parody, a play, a score of imitators, and two silent films.

It was also translated into 14 languages, and sold more than 1,200,000 copies. This new edition of the original English language translation brings this important work back into print in the United States after more than 100 years. It includes an introduction by Thomas Gladysz, Director of the Louise Brooks Society, detailing the book’s remarkable history and relationship to the 1929 silent film.

This special “Louise Brooks Edition” includes three dozen vintage illustrations. More at www.pandorasbox.com/diary.html

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