{"product_id":"20885583","title":"Less Than Zero","description":"\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ccenter\u003eLess Than Zero\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA disturbing portrayal of privileged and immoral LA teenagers, Less Than Zero is the cult classic which made Bret Easton Ellis an instant literary superstar. Now reissued for its 40th Anniversary.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eUnstoppable \u003c\/b\u003e. . . The \u003cb\u003eimpeccable \u003c\/b\u003etiming captures the banalities of Clay’s life in a way that both \u003cb\u003edisgusts me\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003ebreaks my heart\u003c\/b\u003e’ – Ottessa Moshfegh, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Year of Rest and Relaxation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLapvona\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1985, years before \u003ci\u003eAmerican Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e, Bret Easton Ellis shocked, stunned and disturbed the world with his debut novel, \u003ci\u003eLess Than Zero\u003c\/i\u003e. This 40th anniversary edition of the cult classic novel contains an introduction by Rachel Kushner, the Booker Prize-nominated author of \u003ci\u003eCreation Lake\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mars Room.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEighteen-year-old Clay has come home to LA for Christmas break after his first term at college. Clay is three things: rich, bored, and looking to get high. Reacquainting himself with a world of privilege and limitless indulgence, Clay steps back into the hedonism and moral depravity of his life in California. With its relentless scenes of grotesque brutality, \u003ci\u003eLess Than Zero\u003c\/i\u003e is an unflinching portrait of a lost generation in revolt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished when he was just twenty-one, \u003ci\u003eLess Than Zero\u003c\/i\u003e held an excoriating mirror up to the culture of excess and vapidity of 1980s Los Angeles and made Bret Easton Ellis an instant literary sensation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The simplicity of the prose, the precision of his imagery, and the atmosphere of menace and cultural oblivion are\u003cb\u003e invigorating . . . one of the most telling and striking chroniclers of the void beneath our consumerist society\u003c\/b\u003e’ – \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eDeadly serious social satires\u003c\/b\u003e masquerading as generic pulp workouts . . . \u003cb\u003eartifacts that can rearrange your chemistry\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003emake you see the world anew\u003c\/b\u003e’ – \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘An extremely traditional and very serious American novelist\u003cb\u003e. He is the model of literary filial piety, \u003c\/b\u003ecounting among his parents \u003cb\u003eErnest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nathanael West, and Joan Didion\u003c\/b\u003e’ – \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An extraordinarily accomplished first novel.' - The New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The Catcher in the Rye for the MTV generation.' - USA Today\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most disturbing novels I’ve read in a long time. It possesses an unnerving air of documentary reality.' - New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The simplicity of the prose, the precision of his imagery, and the atmosphere of menace and cultural oblivion are\u003cb\u003e invigorating . . . one of the most telling and striking chroniclers of the void beneath our consumerist society\u003c\/b\u003e' - The Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'An extremely traditional and very serious American novelist\u003cb\u003e. He is the model of literary filial piety, \u003c\/b\u003ecounting among his parents \u003cb\u003eErnest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nathanael West, and Joan Didion\u003c\/b\u003e' - The Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSPECIFICATIONS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003eBret Easton Ellis - Брет Истон Эллис\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003ePan Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e2025\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e224 pst\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e133 mm \/ 5,2'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e198 mm \/ 7,8'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e160 g\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e9781035085965\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47692045516938,"sku":"20885583","price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0643\/1070\/6314\/files\/Less_Than_Zero_Bret_Easton_Ellis_-_9781035085965-1.jpg?v=1770803462","url":"https:\/\/bookstoreint.com\/products\/20885583","provider":"Bookstore International","version":"1.0","type":"link"}