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Bright Lights, Big City (Vintage Contemporaries)

by Jay Mcinerney

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

The tragicomedy of a young man in NYC, struggling with the reality of his mother's death, alienation and the seductive pull of drugs.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780394726410
Author:
McInerney, Jay
Publisher:
Vintage Contemporaries
Author:
McInerney, Jay
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
New york (state)
Subject:
Young men
Subject:
Young men -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction.
Subject:
Movie novels.
Subject:
Black humor
Subject:
Black humor (Literature)
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Paperback
Series:
Vintage Contemporaries (Paperback)
Series Volume:
no. 5
Publication Date:
August 1984
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
182
Dimensions:
8.00x5.24x.53 in. .50 lbs.

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