It’s been 25 years since the publication of American Psycho – a novel about a serial-killing Manhattan businessman who reveres Trump – and Bret seems bored by the amount of attention it’s still generating. In 1985, Less Than Zero – Bret’s debut novel about the alienated ennui of Californian rich kids – made him a literary star at the age of 21. What gets lost among the noise is a career path unlike any other. At a time when most public figures communicate through the prism of PR, his take on the world feels aggressively unfiltered.įor three decades, Bret’s output as a bestselling author has been underpinned by biting humour and transgressive social commentary – the kind that never fails to cause controversy.Įven when interviewing the likes of Kanye West on his podcast or simply posting a late-night Tweet, his words will often be plundered for salacious sound bites.īut this is not someone who wants to shock just for the sake of it. Bret Easton Ellis is no stranger to shit-storms.
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