Bright Lights, Big City [Paperback]

"Bright Lights, Big City is a brilliant and moving work—unique, refreshing, imaginatively powerful and authentically conceived."
—The New York Times

"Bright Lights, Big City defined, and even determined, the mood of this whole town."
—Vanity Fair

"Short, sleek and very funny.... Beneath it's surface, though, a heart's cry for a saner, sweeter, more thoughtful and restrained existence."
—Chicago Tribune

"Each generation needs its Manhattan novel, and many ache to write it. But it was McInerney who succeeded."
—The New York Times Book Review 

With the publication of Bright Lights, Big City in 1984, Jay McInerney became a literary sensation, heralded as the voice of a generation. The novel follows a young man, living in Manhattan as if he owned it, through nightclubs, fashion shows, editorial offices, and loft parties as he attempts to outstrip mortality and the recurring approach of dawn. With nothing but goodwill, controlled substances, and wit to sustain him in this anti-quest, he runs until he reaches his reckoning point, where he is forced to acknowledge loss and, possibly, to rediscover his better instincts. This remarkable novel of youth and New York remains one of the most beloved, imitated, and iconic novels in America.

New York, années 80. Un garçon de vingt-quatre ans tente d'oublier son chagrin et sa déception (sa femme vient de le quitter) à l'aide de diverses méthodes éprouvées : l'échec professionnel, la dope, les boîtes. Et la littérature. Entre un défilé de haute couture, une fête ratée et une orgie de coke dans les toilettes de l'Odeon, il lui reste peu de temps pour rassembler ses esprits. Heureusement, le Destin veille au grain... --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Né en 1955 à Hartford (Connecticut), Jay McInerney vit aujourd´hui à New York. Il est notamment l´auteur de Trente ans et des poussières, Le Dernier des Savage, Glamour Attitude et La Belle vie. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.