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American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis (1991, Trade Paperback)
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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - In this modern classic, the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other. Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan. Young, handsome, and well educated, Bateman earns his fortune on Wall Street by day while spending his nights in ways we cannot begin to fathom. Expressing his true self through torture and murder, Bateman prefigures an apocalyptic horror that no society could bear to confront. "A masterful satire and a ferocious, hilarious, ambitious, inspiring piece of writing, which has large elements of Jane Austen at her vitriolic best.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100679735771
ISBN-139780679735779
eBay Product ID (ePID)128545962
Product Key Features
Book TitleAmerican Psycho
Number of Pages416 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicPsychological, Horror, Satire, Literary
Publication Year1991
GenreFiction
AuthorBret Easton Ellis
Book SeriesVintage Contemporaries Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight10.2 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN90-010247
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"Bret Easton Ellis is a very, very good writer [and]American Psychois a beautifully controlled, careful, important novel…. The novelist's function is to keep a running tag on the progress of culture; and he's done it brilliantly…. A seminal book." -Fay Weldon,The Washington Post "A masterful satire and a ferocious, hilarious, ambitious, inspiring piece of writing, which has large elements of Jane Austen at her vitriolic best. An important book." -Katherine Dunn "A great novel. What Emerson said about genius, that it's the return of one's rejected thoughts with an alienated majesty, holds true forAmerican Psycho…. There is a fever to the life of this book that is, in my reading, unknown in American literature." -Michael Tolkin "The first novel to come along in years that takes on deep and Dostoyevskian themes…. [Ellis] is showing older authors where the hands come to on the clock." -Norman Mailer,Vanity Fair, "Bret Easton Ellis is a very, very good writer [and] American Psycho is a beautifully controlled, careful, important novel.... The novelist's function is to keep a running tag on the progress of culture; and he's done it brilliantly.... A seminal book." --Fay Weldon, The Washington Post "A masterful satire and a ferocious, hilarious, ambitious, inspiring piece of writing, which has large elements of Jane Austen at her vitriolic best. An important book." --Katherine Dunn, bestselling author of Geek Love "A great novel. What Emerson said about genius, that it's the return of one's rejected thoughts with an alienated majesty, holds true for American Psycho .... There is a fever to the life of this book that is, in my reading, unknown in American literature." --Michael Tolkin "The first novel to come along in years that takes on deep and Dostoyevskian themes.... [Ellis] is showing older authors where the hands come to on the clock." --Norman Mailer, Vanity Fair, “Bret Easton Ellis is a very, very good writer [and] American Psycho is a beautifully controlled, careful, important novel&. The novelist’s function is to keep a running tag on the progress of culture; and he’s done it brilliantly&. A seminal book.� -Fay Weldon, The Washington Post “A masterful satire and a ferocious, hilarious, ambitious, inspiring piece of writing, which has large elements of Jane Austen at her vitriolic best. An important book.� -Katherine Dunn “A great novel. What Emerson said about genius, that it’s the return of one’s rejected thoughts with an alienated majesty, holds true for American Psycho &. There is a fever to the life of this book that is, in my reading, unknown in American literature.� -Michael Tolkin “The first novel to come along in years that takes on deep and Dostoyevskian themes&. [Ellis] is showing older authors where the hands come to on the clock.� -Norman Mailer, Vanity Fair From the Trade Paperback edition., "Bret Easton Ellis is a very, very good writer [and] American Psycho is a beautifully controlled, careful, important novel.... The novelist's function is to keep a running tag on the progress of culture; and he's done it brilliantly.... A seminal book." --Fay Weldon, The Washington Post "A masterful satire and a ferocious, hilarious, ambitious, inspiring piece of writing, which has large elements of Jane Austen at her vitriolic best. An important book." --Katherine Dunn "A great novel. What Emerson said about genius, that it's the return of one's rejected thoughts with an alienated majesty, holds true for American Psycho .... There is a fever to the life of this book that is, in my reading, unknown in American literature." --Michael Tolkin "The first novel to come along in years that takes on deep and Dostoyevskian themes.... [Ellis] is showing older authors where the hands come to on the clock." --Norman Mailer, Vanity Fair, "Bret Easton Ellis is a very, very good writer [and] American Psycho is a beautifully controlled, careful, important novel…. The novelist's function is to keep a running tag on the progress of culture; and he's done it brilliantly…. A seminal book." -Fay Weldon, The Washington Post "A masterful satire and a ferocious, hilarious, ambitious, inspiring piece of writing, which has large elements of Jane Austen at her vitriolic best. An important book." -Katherine Dunn "A great novel. What Emerson said about genius, that it's the return of one's rejected thoughts with an alienated majesty, holds true for American Psycho …. There is a fever to the life of this book that is, in my reading, unknown in American literature." -Michael Tolkin "The first novel to come along in years that takes on deep and Dostoyevskian themes…. [Ellis] is showing older authors where the hands come to on the clock." -Norman Mailer, Vanity Fair
Dewey Decimal813.6
SynopsisThe modern classic, the basis of a Broadway musical, and major motion picture from Lion's Gate Films starring Christian Bale, Chloe Sevigny, Jared Leto, and Reese Witherspoon, and directed by Mary Harron. In American Psycho , Bret Easton Ellis imaginatively explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other. Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan. Young, handsome, and well educated, Bateman earns his fortune on Wall Street by day while spending his nights in ways we cannot begin to fathom. Expressing his true self through torture and murder, Bateman prefigures an apocalyptic horror that no society could bear to confront., INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - In this modern classic, the acclaimed author of The Shards explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other. "A seminal book." -- The Washington Post One of The Atlantic 's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan. Young, handsome, and well educated, Bateman earns his fortune on Wall Street by day while spending his nights in ways we cannot begin to fathom. Expressing his true self through torture and murder, Bateman prefigures an apocalyptic horror that no society could bear to confront. "A masterful satire and a ferocious, hilarious, ambitious, inspiring piece of writing.... An important book." --Katherine Dunn, bestselling author of Geek Love, INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * In this modern classic, the acclaimed author of The Shards explores the incomprehensible depths of madness and captures the insanity of violence in our time or any other. "A seminal book." -- The Washington Post One of The Atlantic 's Great American Novels of the Past 100 Years Patrick Bateman moves among the young and trendy in 1980s Manhattan. Young, handsome, and well educated, Bateman earns his fortune on Wall Street by day while spending his nights in ways we cannot begin to fathom. Expressing his true self through torture and murder, Bateman prefigures an apocalyptic horror that no society could bear to confront. "A masterful satire and a ferocious, hilarious, ambitious, inspiring piece of writing.... An important book." --Katherine Dunn, bestselling author of Geek Love
LC Classification NumberPS3555.L5937A8 1991
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- 12 Dec, 2016Top favourable review
Just as relevant today as in the 80s
Oh yes, psychopathy/sociopathy is thriving in the USA. Deja vu, the soulless yuppies depicted in this book have lately been overrun by rebel flag waving rednecks, but whether 1% or not, the general mood is the same - sneer at the homeless, worship Trump, and spend outrageous amounts of money in order to feel good about yourself. Seeing as people routinely get away with murder (and worse crimes against humanity) these days, it doesn't seem that much is changed. The dreary obsessive descriptions of what everybody is wearing gets really old, but if we mentally replace that with an obsession with technology and what brand gadget everyone is holding, its a pretty seamless transition between then and now - we definitely value stuff over people.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Oct, 2019Top critical review
There is some merit, but lacks any humor to it's darkness
The novel itself feels too long and while it is well written, I at most found it entertaining, it never felt like a dark comedy or even gallows humor. When it is dark, it's just that. I find it far too sinister to be funny. The parts that could be funny are repeated so much that they become tedious. But the way Ellis writes makes up for this, greatly. I don't feel as if Patrick Bateman becomes and interesting character until serious mental cracks begin to show. But, all in all, the novel's ending is far better than it's beginning, however lacking the humor may be.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 25 Apr, 2023
Some of the character names are different, reads like a director's extended cut, and I too believe Bono is the devil.
Book is better than the movieVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 May, 2024
The item is great! Matches the description, super excited to read!
The item is great! Matches the description, super excited to read!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 24 Feb, 2022
I need to return some videotapes
The story was set in the mid-1980s, but it could just as easily be set it our modern era, minus Ronald Reagan. Very interesting how many times Trump was mentioned. After reading this book you might gain an appreciation of your local financial psycho. Just remember not to visit him at his swank, postmodernist condo.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 Mar, 2020
Excellent, buy it.
Bret Easton Ellis writes a compelling and graphic novel that drags you deep into 1980s Wall Street. The story and characters are captivating, and if you’ve seen the movie, hearing the actors voices as you read elevates the experience.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 09 Jan, 2019
A look at 80's Wall Street.
Good book, better than the movie. Really gets the tone of the 80's.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 10 Jun, 2025
Good quality item ...
Good quality itemVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 10 Sep, 2018
Amazing
Great bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Oct, 2020
Disappointed
Was excited to get my copy but part of the book was pretty badly damagedVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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