Bright Lights Big City
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The Reality of Love: Talking with Adrian Todd Zuniga
Adrian Todd Zuniga discusses his debut novel, COLLISION THEORY.
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The Rumpus Interview with Stephanie Danler
Stephanie Danler discusses her debut novel, Sweetbitter, writing sensually, and the power of an authentic voice.
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It’s Never Just a Game
Adelle Waldman reviews Jay McInerney’s latest novel for the New Yorker: There’s no dodging the paradox at the heart of his career. Although his best books have never been merely lightweight eighties period pieces, the books set in that decade,…
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Bright Lights, Big City and “The Shattering of the Self”
“…Jay McInerney’s 1984 publication of Bright Lights allows us excavation to an even earlier level of American self-confusion. The novel’s second-person narrative, which people found so powerfully affecting, cannot be dismissed as but a clever trick when seen in a…