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Bright Lights, Big City (Vintage Contemporaries)

by Jay Mcinerney

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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 is forced to acknowledge loss and, possibly, to rediscover his better instincts. This remarkable novel of youth and New York remains one of the most beloved, imitated, and iconic novels in America.

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The tragicomedy of a young man in NYC, struggling with the reality of his mother's death, alienation and the seductive pull of drugs.
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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)
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
1984
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Series:
Vintage Contemporaries (Paperback)
Series Volume:
no. 5
Publication Date:
19840831
Binding:
TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
208
Dimensions:
8.00x5.24x.53 in. .50 lbs.
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