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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.
Synopsis. 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.
Jan 1, 2001 · 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.
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Book 3. Bright, Precious Days. by Jay McInerney. 3.63 · 2,421 Ratings · 312 Reviews · published 2016 · 29 editions. Jay McInerney's first novel since the best-selling… Want to Read. Rate it: Brightness Falls (The Calloway Trilogy, #1), The Good Life, and Bright, Precious Days.
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.
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McInerney’s vision of the shallowness of success inspired an entire corpus of yuppie philosophers intent on exposing the dark side of Reagan-era prosperity. McInerney’s new novel, Brightness Falls, details the fulfillment of Bright Lights ‘ prophecy.
Jun 8, 1992 · BRIGHTNESS FALLS. by Jay McInerney ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 8, 1992. bookshelf. shop now. 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.
