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AMERICAN PSYCHO

by Bret Easton Ellis (1990)

Patrick Bateman is seeking an elusive nightclub identified only as Nekenieh. Stuck living in a world of banal daily performance, needless competition, and conspicuous consumption, Bateman attempts to transcend his ordinary existence. Which is not going to be easy given that Bateman is a yuppie and fierce competitor obsessed with owning and displaying status symbols and being seen within the city’s most exclusive restaurants and nightclubs. However, Bateman revels in a challenge, and therefore seemingly determines that he must murder those he deems unworthy. Gory scenes ensue. Modern society and its victims deconstructed. Fiction. 384 pages.

Book cover of 'American Psycho' by Bret Easton Ellis featuring an abstract illustration of a masked figure against a red background.

DETAILS:

Title: American psycho

Year: 1990

Author: Bret Easton Ellis

Pages: 384

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Book review by Keith Salter

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