Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial. Bret easton ellis is the author of less than zero, the rules of attraction, american psycho, the informers, glamorama, lunar park, and imperial bedrooms. In the years that followed he found himself adrift in a world of. In this surreal blending of fact and fiction, bret easton ellis tells the story of jay mcinerneys bizarre marriage to a porn star and his relationship with a serial killer oddly reminiscent of a. In the years that followed he found himself adrift in a world of wealth, drugs, and fame, as well as dealing with the unexpected death of his abusive father.
Im very happy with the fact that the description of the book online was extremely accurate to the actual book itself. The title bears no relation to the public amusement locations known as luna park. In the years that followed, he found himself adrift in a world of wealth, drugs, and fame, as well as dealing with the unexpected death of his abusive father. Said novelist, in what is certainly the book s most audacious touch, is bret easton ellis himself. The first edition of the novel was published in 2005, and was written by bret easton ellis. The writing of bret easton ellis disturbs me, but sometimes in a good way, and this is him at his best. Confounding one expectation after another, lunar park is equally hilarious, horrifying and heartbreaking.
The title lunar park is not intended as a take on luna park as it mistakenly appeared on the initial knopf contracts. In the years that followed, he found himself adrift in a world of wealth, drugs, and fame, as well as. Lunar park by bret easton ellis 2005, hardcover for sale. His work has been translated into twentyseven languages and several have been made into films. His works have been translated into twentyseven languages.
Imagine becoming a bestselling novelist while still in college, and almost immediately famous and wealthy, then seeing your insufferable father reduced to a, isbn 9780330440011 buy the lunar park ebook. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. In keeping with his usual style, ellis mixes absurd comedy with a bleak and violent vision. He was lost in a haze of booze, drugs and vilification. Imagine becoming a bestselling novelist, and almost immediately famous and wealthy, while still in college, and before long seeing your. Its in such good condition for being used and at such a reasonable price, especially for a hard cover book. Bret easton ellis has made a career of writing exciting novelsusually because of their subject matter as opposed to their execution. Based on a novel by bret easton ellis music by kevin macleod. Thats bret easton ellis the character, not bret easton ellis the author, except the character is also the author of american psycho. Lunar park isbn 9780330440011 pdf epub bret easton ellis. Lunar park npr coverage of lunar park by bret easton ellis. Written by bret easton ellis, narrated by nick landrum.
August 2005 joey rubin fiction lunar park by bret easton ellis. Thats bret easton ellis the character, not bret easton patrick bateman, the sociopath of american psycho, is back, or at least bret easton ellis thinks so. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 208 pages and is available in paperback format. Read lunar park online free from your iphone, ipad, android, pc, mobile. Lunar park italian edition by bret easton ellis nook. Bret easton ellis s new novel is a curiosity, but not quite a failure. Lunar park by bret easton ellis books the guardian. Pdf lunar park book by bret easton ellis free download. As an added bonus, when you purchase our audible modern vanguard production of bret easton ellis book, youll also get an exclusive jim atlas interview that begins when the. Ellis s novel lunar park 2005 uses the form of a celebrity memoir to tell a ghost story about the novelist bret easton ellis and his chilling experiences in the apparently haunted home he shares with his wife and son. Its a postmodern ghost story about a writer haunted by his own past.
Bret ellis, the narrator of lunar park, is a writer whose first novel less than zero catapulted him to international stardom while he was still in college. The questions writers are most often asked at public events apart from whether they use pen or. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Lunar park by bret easton ellis and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Lunar park vintage contemporaries kindle edition by bret easton ellis.
Bret ellis, the narrator of lunar park, is the bestselling writer whose first novel less than zero catapulted him to international stardom while he was still in college. Printed and bound in great britain by mackays of chatham plc, chatham, kent. Lunar park is one of the novels that shook me from my chair, frightened me and made me uncomfortable, but kept me completely riveted. Ellis spoofs that idea right out of the gate in lunar park, which opens with a long chapter about bret easton ellis. Nothing in the way his previous books have been described or promoted made me think they would be worthwhile reading, and both the hoopla surrounding his first two books boy writer makes good. Im not sure i have ever encountered a novel as heavily defended as lunar park, which arrives surrounded by the rhetorical.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lunar park vintage contemporaries. Lunar park is a mock memoir by american writer bret easton ellis. Bret easton ellis is the author of several novels, including imperial bedrooms, less than zero, the rules of attraction, american psycho, glamorama and lunar park, and a collection of stories, the informers. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read lunar park. Lunar park confounds one expectation after another. It was the first book written by ellis to use past tense narrative.
Its the most original novel of an extraordinary career and best of all. Free download or read online less than zero pdf epub book. This is the life of bret easton ellis, the author and subject of this remarkable novel. Less than zero, the rules of attraction, american psycho, and the informers have all been made into films.
This fluid, firstperson story seemed so realistic that at first i thought it was entirely biographical, until he started introducing supernatural elements. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Bret easton ellislunar park the reading experience. In the years that followed he found himself adrift in a world of wealth, drugs, and fame, as well as dealing with the unexpected death of. Lunar park by bret easton ellis pdf free download ebook. The main characters of this fiction, horror story are. Nevertheless, such persons as the composer of these. Written by bret easton ellis, audiobook narrated by christian rummel. Dive deep into bret easton ellis lunar park with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. Buy a cheap copy of lunar park book by bret easton ellis. Bret easton ellis is the author of multiple novels including less than zero, the rules of attraction, american psycho, glamorama, lunar park and imperial bedrooms, which was a sunday times top ten bestseller, and a collection of stories, the informers. A cip catalogue record for this book is available from the british library. This was my first bret easton ellis book, so i am not bothered by the clash between the real and fictional author and enjoyed the book at surface. Both the author of these notes and the notes themselves are, of course, fictional.
Patrick bateman, the sociopath of american psycho, is back, or at least bret easton ellis thinks so. The story reads like a faux autobiography which if you are a fan of ellis or his works nuances are easy to recognize. Except the bret easton ellis of lunar park is no more reliable a narrator than bateman. Believe it or not, i had read none of bret easton ellis s fiction before reading lunar park. This acclaimed book by bret easton ellis is available at ebookmall. Free download or read online lunar park pdf epub book. The books last words do not come from the bret we used to know. Bret easton ellis exercises some of his own demons in lunar park.