Bret Easton Ellis's controversial fiction : writing between high and low culture /
Baelo-Allué, Sonia.
London : Continuum International Publishing Group,
c2011.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-222) and index.
Introduction -- pt. 1. Between the high and the low. The low: Ellis in the celebrity world -- The high: Ellis in the literary field -- pt. 2. Less than zero (1985). The reception of Less than zero -- The use of mass culture and mass media in the novel -- The aesthetics of a blank, coming-of-age novel -- pt. 3. American psycho (1991). The reception of American psycho -- The use of popular, mass and consumer culture -- The aesthetics of serial killing -- pt. 4. Glamorama (1998). The reception of Glamorama -- The use of celebrity culture and the novel of manners -- The aesthetics of the impossible conspiracy thriller -- pt. 5. New paths? Lunar park (2005): the turning point? -- Imperial bedrooms (2010): coming full circle.
Ellis, Bret Easton