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ISBN. 0-679-40219-5. Brightness Falls is a 1992 novel written by Jay McInerney. His fourth novel, it tells of a couple named Russell and Corrine Calloway who meet in college. Their story continues in McInerney's 2006 novel The Good Life, which follows them into middle age. The book central characters are the fictitious editor Russell Calloway ...
Jan 1, 2001 · Jay McInerney. Brightness Falls is the story of Russell and Corrine Calloway. Set against the world of New York publishing, McInerney provides a stunningly accomplished portrayal of people contending with early success, then getting lost in the middle of their lives. 432 pages, Paperback. First published January 1, 1992.
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Mar 31, 1993 · Brightness Falls. Paperback – March 31, 1993. Combining the lyrical observation of F. Scott Fitzgerald with the laser-bright social satire of Evelyn Waugh, Jay McInerney gives us a novel that is stunningly accomplished and profoundly affecting. As he maps the fault lines spreading through the once-impenetrable marriage of Russell and Corrine ...
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The bestselling Brightness Falls—now in trade paper from the author of Bright Lights, Big City. In the story of Russell and Corrine Calloway, set against the world of New York publishing, McInerney provides a stunningly accomplished portrayal of people contending with early success, then getting lost in the middle of their lives.
About Brightness Falls. Combining the lyrical observation of F. Scott Fitzgerald with the laser-bright social satire of Evelyn Waugh, Jay McInerney gives us a novel that is stunningly accomplished and profoundly affecting. As he maps the fault lines spreading through the once-impenetrable marriage of Russell and Corrine Calloway and chronicles ...
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Jun 8, 1992 · A strict report, worthy of sympathy. Share your opinion of this book. His own career very much a creation of 80's hype, McInerney here attempts an unironic post-mortem on the era of leveraged buyouts and consumer excess. Not surprisingly, it reads like an apologia pro vita sua, without any of the bite or wit of Bright Lights, Big City.
Book 1. Brightness Falls. by Jay McInerney. 3.77 · 3,555 Ratings · 184 Reviews · published 1992 · 57 editions. Brightness Falls is the story of Russell and Corri…. Want to Read. Rate it:
