The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis

The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis

A sensational new novel from the bestselling author of Less Than Zero and American Psycho that tracks a group of privileged Los Angeles high school friends as a serial killer strikes across the city. His first novel in 12 years, The Shards is Bret Easton Ellis at his inimitable best.

'The Shards isn’t just Ellis’s strongest novel since the 90s, it’s a full-spectrum triumph, incorporating and subverting everything he’s done before and giving us, if we follow the book’s ingenious, gleefully self-aware conceit, nothing less than the Ellis origin story' - Sam Byers, Guardian

‘The Shards reads like a Karl Ove Knausgård novel spliced with a Dario Argento movie … an inspired 1980s fever dream of a book, nostalgic and lustful and ecstatic, as well as a loving act of pop-cultural conservation … what a charm to find that The Shards is as vital as anything he’s ever written – and it’s the one all the other BEE novels are about’ - Rob Doyle, Observer

‘A tale of sexed-up, drug-guzzling privileged high school students in the early 1980s …Glossy and grotesque’ - The Times

‘It’s Ellis’s definitive work: his own origin story’ David Sexton, Sunday Times

‘If you like Bret Easton Ellis novels you’ll love this … queasily gripping, strikingly heartfelt, and a whole lot of fun’ - Alex Bilmes, Esquire

'The author of American Psycho returns in characteristic, high-octane, disturbing style.. Welcome back, Mr Easton Ellis’ - Harper’s Bazaar

'A thrilling fusion of classic crime noir, pop culture porn and new wave gloss,The Shards is the pinnacle of Bret Easton Ellis’ creative career and everything we have come to hope, expect and fear from him' - Benjamin Myers

'An atmospheric investigation into our shadow selves' - Guardian Best Brilliant Summer Reads 2023

Bret Easton Ellis is also the author of American Psycho, Glamorama, The Informers, Less Than Zero, Lunar Park and The Rules of Attraction. His work has been translated into twenty-seven languages. He lives in Los Angeles.

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ISBN 13	9781800752290
ISBN 10	1800752296
Title	The Shards
Author	Bret Easton Ellis
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Swift Press
Year published	2023-01-17
Number of pages	608
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.