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John Barrett " Jay " McInerney Jr. ( / ˈmækɪnɜːrni /; 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.
Author’s Notes. I can’t exactly remember the genesis of Model Behavior, although I would say at this distance that it was an attempt to reclaim the material of my youth and write one more book about an irresponsible post-adolescent. Read More. The Last of the Savages.
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.
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,...
Synopsis. In his breathlessly paced new novel Jay McInerney revisits the nocturnal New York of Bright Lights, Big City. Alison Poole, twenty going on 40,000, is a budding actress already fatally well versed in hopping the clubs, shopping Chanel falling in and out of, lust, and abusing other people’s credit cards.
Aug 12, 1984 · Bright Lights, Big City. Paperback – August 12, 1984. by Jay McInerney (Author) 4.3 1,742 ratings. See all formats and editions. With the publication of Bright Lights, Big City in 1984, Jay McInerney became a literary sensation, heralded as the voice of a generation.
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