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Jay McInerney

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Jay McInerney was born in 1955 in Hartford, Conn. and earned his B.A from Williams College in 1976. He did postgraduate study at Syracuse University, and was a Princeton in Asia fellow in 1977. McInerney's career includes stints as a newspaper reporter, a textbook editor, and a fact checker for the näytä lisää New Yorker magazine. His writing has appeared in a variety of periodicals including Paris Review, Vogue, and Atlantic Monthly. His books include "Model Behavior," "The Last of the Savages," and "Bright Lights, Big City." (Bowker Author Biography) Jay McInerney is the author of "Bright Lights, Big City," "Ransom," "Story of My Life," "Brightness Falls," "The Last of the Savages," & "Model Behavior." He is a contributing writer for "House & Garden" & "The New Yorker," & lives near Nashville, Tennessee. (Publisher Provided) näytä vähemmän
Image credit: Photo © 2005 Marion Ettlinger

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Tekijän teokset

Manhattanin valot (1984) 2,975 kappaletta
Brightness Falls (1992) 751 kappaletta
Elämäni tarina (1988) 683 kappaletta
The Good Life (2006) 677 kappaletta
The Last of the Savages (1996) 470 kappaletta
Nuori mies nimeltä Ransom (1985) 436 kappaletta
Model Behaviour (1998) 373 kappaletta
Bright, Precious Days: A novel (2016) 185 kappaletta
The Juice: Vinous Veritas (2012) 51 kappaletta
The Last Bachelor (2009) 44 kappaletta
The Queen and I (1996) 31 kappaletta

Associated Works

Aamiainen Tiffanylla (1958) — Johdanto, eräät painokset2,762 kappaletta
Ransom (1999)eräät painokset1,877 kappaletta
Holtiton mies (1955) — Johdanto, eräät painokset1,861 kappaletta
The Best American Mystery Stories 1998 (1998) — Avustaja — 178 kappaletta
New York Stories (Everyman's Pocket Classics) (2011) — Avustaja, eräät painokset152 kappaletta
Granta 24: Inside Intelligence (1988) — Avustaja — 151 kappaletta
Granta 28: Birthday: The Anniversary Issue (1989) — Avustaja — 150 kappaletta
Dangerous Women (1998) — Avustaja — 132 kappaletta
The Best American Essays 1990 (1990) — Avustaja — 117 kappaletta
Full Frontal Fiction: The Best of Nerve.com (2000) — Avustaja — 72 kappaletta
Granta 11: Greetings From Prague (1984) — Avustaja — 60 kappaletta
2033: Future of Misbehavior (2007) — Avustaja — 47 kappaletta
The Random House Book of Sports Stories (1990) — Avustaja — 45 kappaletta
The New Great American Writers' Cookbook (2003) — Avustaja — 21 kappaletta
The Playboy Book of Short Stories (1995) — Avustaja — 11 kappaletta
Ten: A Bloomsbury Tenth Anniversary Anthology (1996) — Avustaja — 7 kappaletta
Reasons to Believe: New Voices in American Fiction (1988) — Avustaja — 7 kappaletta

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Libro che ha la capacità di trascinare in un vortice temporale diretto verso gli anni ’80: inizia come un mix fra Afterhours di Scorsese e alcune delle migliori pagine di Bret Easton Ellis, continua come Office Space di Mike Judge per poi trovare una sua via originale che va oltre e supera tutti questi riferimenti. E per forza: sono tutti successivi al 1984 di questo libro. In questo sta la grandezza di McInerney: nell’aver messo su carta, prima di tutti, un immaginario fatto di cocaina, modelle e vuoti interiori che ha influenzato e influenza tantissimo la percezione “narrativa” di quegli anni. Il libro procede per quadri staccati ben delineati dai capitoli e nel farlo ha i suoi alti e bassi, ma è dotato di coesione e coerenza rare, impreziosite dall’efficace uso della seconda persona. Peccato per la traduzione italiana non sempre calzante (col senno di poi, consiglierei di leggerlo in inglese). Nota a margine: tratto dal libro c’è un film del 1988 di James Bridges con Michael J. Fox - pare non sia granché ma penso comunque che lo cercherò. Ah: il titolo originale è Bright lights, big city, preso da quello dell’omonimo blues di Jimmy Reed.

P.S. poi il film l'ho visto e non è così male, a parte alcune scelte di casting poco centrate.
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d.v. | 46 muuta kirja-arvostelua | May 16, 2023 |
This collection of American short stories features writers who all began their published careers in the nineties. The editor has selected refreshing, provoking and entertaining stories by authors representing diverse trends which are examined in the introduction.
 
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CalleFriden | Mar 6, 2023 |
So, wow. This is why I love reading- having a book surprise you. Because of everything I've heard about this book I thought I knew what it was going to be. The type of book it was. I tried to read it years ago but the the second person narrative was hard to get into. But it actually has heart. It's not just about some 1980s coke induced nyc partying. There is that but there's much more. It's a quick read once you get going, just a continuous progression. I recommend it to anyone who has ever felt lost in their lives and maybe got turned around a bit, and I recommend reading it on a park bench or a train, preferably in Manhattan.… (lisätietoja)
 
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Jess_M | 46 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Nov 17, 2022 |
2022 movie #114. 1988. Fox is a wannabe writer lost in a whirlwind of booze and cocaine. With maybe a redemption. Early credible attempt by Fox to show some real acting chops. Good late '80s sound track with Donald Fagan (of Steely Dan) doing the final credit song.
 
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capewood | Jun 11, 2022 |

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