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Bright Lights, Big City

Paperback • 1984 • English

Bright Lights, Big City

By Jay McInerney

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About the book

With the publication of Bright Lights, Big City in 1984, Jay McInerney became a literary sensation, heralded as the voice of a generation. The novel follows a young man, living in Manhattan as if he owned it, through nightclubs, fashion shows, editorial offices, and loft parties as he attempts to outstrip mortality and the recurring approach of dawn. With nothing but goodwill, controlled substances, and wit to sustain him in this anti-quest, he runs until he reaches his reckoning point, where he...Show more

Espionage and spy thriller
Narrative theme: Death, grief, loss
Thriller: serial killers

Book details

ISBN

9780394726410

Publisher

Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

Published year

1984

Language

English

Original title

Bright Lights, Big City

Format

Paperback

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