This year it's been 25 years since Jay McInerney caused a stir in the literary world with the publication of his debut Bright Lights, Bright City. Together with Bret Easton Ellis and Tama Janowitz he formed the vanguard of a new, exciting generation of American writers. His debut was followed by novels such as Brightness Falls and The Good Life, and today McInterney is still an author you simply can't get enough of. His new collection of stories The Last Bachelor bundles the best short stories from his career. Bittersweet stories about the American Dream, 9/11, lovers trying to reach each other...often with a key role for New York and always with the light tone, the sharp observations and graceful style of McInerney. Mmm - we want more!
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‘The city remains big, but the lights are no longer so bright and alluring. In fact, it is twilight out there and we move through the world of these stories with amusement, but also sad resignation.' The Observer on The Last Bachelor