Bright Lights, Big City by Jay McInerney - ISBN: 9780394726410
Paperback
Lost in bright city lights, seeking escape, finding himself.

Bright Lights, Big City

  • Paperback

    208 pages

  • Release Date

    30 November 1990

Summary

With this publication in 1984, Jay McInerney became a literary sensation, heralded as the voice of a generation. This remarkable novel of youth and New York remains one of the most beloved, imitated, and iconic novels in America.

“A brilliant and moving work-unique, refreshing, imaginatively powerful and authentically conceived.” - The New York Times

The novel follows a young man, living in Manhattan as if he owned it, through nightclubs, fashion shows, editorial offices, and …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780394726410
ISBN-10:0394726413
Author:Jay McInerney
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Random House USA Inc
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:208
Release Date:30 November 1990
Weight:193g
Dimensions:203mm x 132mm x 14mm
Series:Vintage Contemporaries
What They're Saying

Critics Review

Bright Lights, Big City is a brilliant and moving work—unique, refreshing, imaginatively powerful and authentically conceived.”
The New York Times

Bright Lights, Big City defined, and even determined, the mood of this whole town.”
Vanity Fair

“Short, sleek and very funny…. Beneath it’s surface, though, a heart’s cry for a saner, sweeter, more thoughtful and restrained existence.”
Chicago Tribune

“Each generation needs its Manhattan novel, and many ache to write it. But it was McInerney who succeeded.”
The New York Times Book Review

About The Author

Jay McInerney

Jay McInerney is the author of eight novels, a collection of short stories and three collections of essays on wine. He lives in New York City and Bridgehampton, New York.

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