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John Barrett "Jay" McInerney Jr. (/ ˈ m æ k ɪ n ɜːr n i /; born January 13, 1955) is an American novelist, screenwriter, editor, and columnist. [1] His novels include Bright Lights, Big City, Ransom, Story of My Life, Brightness Falls, and The Last of the Savages.
Jay Mcinerney :Home. Each generation needs its Manhattan novel, and many ache to write it. But it was McInerney who succeeded. —the new york times.
Jul 8, 2016 · The next in the series is the writer Jay McInerney, who shares his list exclusively with T. “The Great Gatsby,” F. Scott Fitzgerald. One of the most lyrical novels in English, and a...
Aug 1, 2016 · Jay McInerney’s Middle-Aged Malaise. The author, famous for slick portrayals of drug-addled youth, depicts professional-class ennui with psychological sophistication. By Adelle Waldman. August 1,...
His novels include Bright Lights, Big City, Ransom, Story of My Life, Brightness Falls, and The Last of the Savages. He edited The Penguin Book of New American Voices, wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film adaptation of Bright Lights, Big City, and co-wrote the screenplay for the television film Gia, which starred Angelina Jolie.
Jay McInerney was born on 13 January 1955 in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Gia (1998), Bright Lights, Big City and Brightness Falls. He has been married to Anne Hearst since 21 November 2006.
With the publication of Bright Lights, Big City in 1984, Jay McInerney became a literary sensation, heralded as the voice of a generation.