Book Description
The tragicomedy of a young man in NYC, struggling with the reality of his mother's death, alienation and the seductive pull of drugs.


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The tragicomedy of a young man in NYC, struggling with the reality of his mother's death, alienation and the seductive pull of drugs.

ANNOTATION

The tragicomedy of a young man in NY, struggling with the reality of his mother's death, alienation and the seductive pull of drugs.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

The tragicomedy of a young man in NYC, struggling with the reality of his mother's death, alienation and the seductive pull of drugs.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING

In its depiction of youth striving mightily to amuse itself, in the exuberance of its language and the antic shamelessness of its tale, Jay MacInerney's novel calls to mind such classics of knight-errantry as The Ginger Man and The Bushwacked Piano. It's a dazzling debut, smart, heartfelt, and very, very funny. — Tobias Wolff

Jay MacInerney's voice is a lot of us, whether young New Yorkers or not -- coolly accurate but sobbing inside a little. Bright Lights, Big City makes eerie beauty out of that old-dog truth. — Barry Hannah