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Less than Zero. (novel) Less than Zero is the debut novel of Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1985. It was his first published effort, released when he was 21 years old and still a student at Bennington College. The novel was titled after the Elvis Costello song of the same name .
May 1, 1985 · 3.60. 87,257 ratings5,342 reviews. Set in Los Angeles in the early 1980s, this coolly mesmerizing novel is a raw, powerful portrait of a lost generation that experienced sex, drugs, and disaffection at too early an age, growing up in a world shaped by casual nihilism, passivity, and too much money. Clay comes home for Christmas vacation from ...
Jun 30, 1998 · Less Than Zero. Paperback – June 30, 1998. by Bret Easton Ellis (Author) 4.0 3,156 ratings. See all formats and editions. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The timeless classic from the acclaimed author of American Psycho about the lost generation of 1980s Los Angeles who experienced sex, drugs, and disaffection at too early an age.
Clay’s holiday turns into a dizzying spiral of desperation that takes him through the relentless parties in glitzy mansions, seedy bars, and underground rock clubs and also into the seamy world of L.A. after dark. Look for Bret Easton Ellis’s new novel, The Shards! Read An Excerpt. Read An Excerpt.
One of the most impressive excursions into the supernatural in many a year. Share your opinion of this book. The over-familiar emptiness and super-decadence of L.A.—witnessed, this time around, by a very young semi-outsider. Clay is 18, home for Christmas break from college in New Hampshire. And he quickly finds himself in the swim of life ...
Jun 9, 2010 · Books. Less Than Zero. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The timeless classic from the acclaimed author of American Psycho about the lost generation of 1980s Los Angeles who experienced sex, drugs, and disaffection at too early an age. • The basis for the cult-classic film "Possesses an unnerving air of documentary reality."
Apr 1, 2011 · Less Than Zero. $43.12. (3,051) Only 1 left in stock - order soon. Book Description. Editorial Reviews. Set in Los Angeles in the early 1980's, Less than Zero has become a timeless classic. This coolly mesmerizing novel is a raw, powerful portrait of a lost generation who have experienced sex, drugs, and disaffection at too early an age.
Jan 19, 2023 · Synopsis. With an introduction by Otessa Moshfegh, author of Lapvona. In 1985, Bret Easton Ellis shocked, stunned and disturbed with his debut novel, Less Than Zero. Published when he was just twenty-one, this extraordinary and instantly infamous work has become a rare thing: a cult classic and a timeless embodiment of the zeitgeist.
About the author (2010) Bret Easton Ellis was born in Los Angeles, California on March 7, 1964. He attended Bennington College. In 1985, at the age of 23, his first novel, Less Than Zero, was published. His other works include The Rules of Attraction (1987), The Informers (1994), Glamorama (1998), Lunar Park (2005), and Imperial Bedrooms (2010).
Jun 30, 1998 · Written when the author was 20, this first novel tells the story of Clay, a New Hampshire college student who returns home to Los Angeles for Christmas vacation. Vignettes show Clay and his friends aimlessly traveling from party to party, doing drugs, having sex with one another. PW noted that Ellis "brilliantly conveys this crowd's delirium as ...
arrow_forward. BRET EASTON ELLIS is the author of five novels, including Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction, American Psycho, Glamorama, Lunar Park, and Imperial Bedrooms, and a collection of stories, The Informers. His works have been translated into twenty-seven languages. Less Than Zero, The Rules of Attraction, American Psycho, and The ...
Subscribe for $3 a Month. Plot Summary. Less than Zero is a provocative and explicit novel that takes place in Los Angeles (LA) during the protagonist, Clay’s, four-week winter vacation during his freshman year of college. From his first-person perspective, the novel showcases the daily lives of the teenagers and young adults who are children ...
