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Bret easton ellis is the author of several novels, including imperial bedrooms, less than zero, the rules of attraction, american psycho, glamorama and lunar park, and a collection of stories, the informers. The first edition of the novel was published in 2005, and was written by bret easton ellis. Lunar park by bret easton ellis pdf free download ebook. Bret easton ellis trains his incisive gaze on the kids at self. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. The rules of attraction ebook by bret easton ellis. Set at a small, affluent liberalarts college in new england at the height of the reagan eighties, the rules of attraction is a. A startlingly funny, kaleidoscopic novel about three students with no plans for the future or even the present who become entangled in a curious romantic triangle incisive, controversial and startlingly funny, the rules of attraction examines a group of affluent students at a small, self.
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I came across the rules of attraction at a local thrift shop and i recognized the authors name which helped in my decision to pick it up. Ellis, the character in lunar park, lives in a wealthy suburb where childrens behavior is controlled by. John mullan is professor of english at university college london. He is a selfproclaimed satirist whose trademark technique, as a writer, is the expression of extreme acts and.
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