Comments on: Pop Quiz: What’s the Most Famous American Novel About a Call Girl?

By: speedytexaslibrarian

speedytexaslibrarian — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 22:18:28 +0000

You are right of course Jan. I was thinking “book” and not “novel.”

By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 20:46:37 +0000

Thanks, Impreader. You’ve got it. I love Blake Edwards’s movie of “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” which works in its own way. But it was definitely a sanitized version of the book.

Amanda: My memory may be faulty, but isn’t “The Happy Hooker” nonfiction? A great title, though. “The Happy Hooker” must be one of the post-parodied book titles ever. Thanks for taking a stab at it.
Jan

By: impreader

impreader — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 19:03:08 +0000

The most famous American novel about a call girl? Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote

By: speedytexaslibrarian

speedytexaslibrarian — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:26:56 +0000

The Happy Hooker by Xaviera Hollander – I read it years ago.

By: 1minutebookreviewswordpresscom

1minutebookreviewswordpresscom — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 18:04:08 +0000

Thanks, Malcolm. I’m going to wait until about 4 p.m. to give the answer on this one (to allow for time-zone delays). There could be more than one legitimate answer to this one, but I have a specific one in mind …
Jan

By: knightofswords

knightofswords — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 17:56:26 +0000

Okay, okay, nobody’s guessing, so I’m suggesting that if it isn’t “Butterfield 8,” it should be.

Malcolm