This book is adopted in a movie with the same title starring christian balle, i have not watched the movie because i. Bret easton ellis is the author of several novels, including imperial bedrooms, less than zero, the rules of attraction, american psycho, glamorama and lunar park, and a collection of stories, the informers. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. With an introduction by irvine welsh, bret easton ellis s american psycho is one of the most controversial and talkedabout novels of all time. In american psycho, bret easton ellis imaginatively explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity. Comedy of menace maybe, but definitely not comedy of manners. Check here and also read some short description about american psycho by bret easton ellis download free book. Thanks so much for the audiobook, ive wanted for so long to read this book but because of my attention deficit disorder, it. Some questions about american psycho by bret easton ellis. In 2012, he expressed interest in writing the screenplay for the film adaptation of fifty shades of grey.
Thanks so much for the audiobook, ive wanted for so long to read this book but because of my attention deficit disorder, it has been nearly impossible. Bret easton ellis born march 7, 1964 is an american author, screenwriter, shortstory writer, and director. Bret easton ellis is most famous for his eradefining novel american psycho and its. Bret easton ellis is the author of less than zero, the rules of attraction, american psycho, the informers, glamorama, lunar park, and imperial bedrooms. First published in 1991, this blackhearted satire has provoked admiration and controversy ever since. American psycho, a novel by bret easton ellis, satirizes the apathy, narcissism, and emotional void of modern consumerist culture, through the metaphor of the psychopathic killer, patrick bateman, whom no one will believe is a killer, despite his repeated confessions. I had to put it down to dine on quail sashimi with peach ravioli and baby softshell crabs with grape jelly, and after dinner i noted that the vintage contemporary cover was a far from ideal surface to snort cocaine off. Books by bret easton ellis bret easton ellis average rating 3. Bret easton ellis still stuck with american psycho after.
Name of writer, number pages in ebook and size are given in our post. His works have been translated into twentyseven languages. American psycho, consider as the best book on a mass murderer. Okay, so ive pretty much poured through every discussion in the last five years on this sub about this book i still still have a lot of questions that never really got addressed in any of those other threads, so. A few of his novels, most notably being american psycho, have been adapted to film. Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online. American psycho vintage contemporaries by bret easton ellis. This book was on my reading list since a long time. American psycho bret easton ellis ebook online bibliotheek.
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