American Psycho
Patrick Bateman has everything a certain kind of man is supposed to want: the sharp suits, the business cards, the Wall Street salary, and a table at whichever restaurant opened last week. He is also, by his own cheerful admission, completely unhinged. Ellis uses this contradiction to devastating effect, dragging the reader through a world where vanity and violence sit side by side with barely a flicker of discomfort. It's a satirical assault on consumer culture, wrapped in some of the most unsettling prose you're likely to encounter. The American Dream here isn't fading quietly; it's rotting from the inside out. First published in 1991 and still capable of provoking strong reactions, this Picador Collection edition arrives with an introduction by Irvine Welsh, who knows a thing or two about fiction that disturbs. Hailed as a modern classic and a multi-million-copy bestseller, the novel functions as a pitch-black comedy, a horror story, and a social critique all at once. It won't suit every reader, and that's rather the point. Those who stay with it will find something genuinely thought-provoking beneath the outrage.
- Author: Bret Easton Ellis
- Publisher: Picador
- Genre: Horror
- ISBN: 978-1529077155
- Pages: 400 pages