Bret Easton Ellis est né à Los Angeles en 1964. Dès la publication de son premier livre Moins que zéro, en 1985, il a connu un succès foudroyant et s'est imposé comme l'un des écrivains majeurs de sa génération. Suivront Les Lois de l'attraction, American Psycho, Zombies, Glamorama et Lunar Park. Traduite dans le monde entier, adaptée au cinéma, son uvre est l'une des plus significatives de la littérature contemporaine.
With an introduction by Irvine WelshA cult classic, adapted into an award-winning film starring Christian Bale. Is evil something you are? Or is it something you do?Patrick Bateman has it all: good looks, youth, charm, a job on Wall Street, reservations at every new restaurant in town and a line of girls around the block. He is also a psychopath. A man addicted to his superficial, perfect life, he pulls us into a dark underworld where the American Dream becomes a nightmare . . . Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho is one of the most controversial and talked-about novels of all time. A multimillion-copy bestseller hailed as a modern classic, it is a violent black comedy about the darkest side of human nature.
