Lunar Park
01 January 2010Imprint: Picador
Synopsis
The author of American Psycho rips into his most frightening subject yet: himself.
He became a bestselling novelist while still in college, immediately famous and wealthy. He watched his insufferable father reduced to a bag of ashes in a safety-deposit box. He was lost in a haze of booze, drugs and vilification. Then he was given a second chance.
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01 January 2010464 pages
9780330535724Imprint: Picador
Reviews
An enormously entertaining novel, powered by a celebratory fun entirely absent in the writing of the generation of American writers who succeeded Ellis.Independent
Great emotional complexity and depth . . . it’s a very interesting ride with an always interesting novelist – and, as such, is one worth taking.The Times
Sharply observed, insidiously disquieting and extremely funny.Literary Review
A triumphant piece of storytelling from a rebel whose work is controversial precisely because its sinister themes are so dexterously written.Chris Cleave, Sunday Telegraph
