Mcinerney has proven himself not only a brilliant stylist but a master of characterisation, with a keen eye for the incongruities of urban life. Jay mcinerney has proven himself not only a brilliant stylist but a master of characterization, with a keen eye for incongruities of urban life. In brightness falls, he puts on the tux and directs a complete orchestra through a far more complex piece. His other novels include bright lights, big city, model behavior and the good. He edited the penguin book of new american voices, wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film adaptation of bright lights, big city.
His novels include bright lights, big city, ransom, story of my life, brightness falls, and the last of the savages. She is based on mcinerney s real life exgirlfriend lisa druck, later known as rielle hunter. Story of my life is quite as brilliant as bright lights, big city sunday times. Story of my life by jay mcinerney overdrive rakuten.
We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Buy a cheap copy of story of my life book by jay mcinerney. It is a hilarious yet touching satire of the postmodern female growing up way too fast in a disaffected world. The good life, by jay mcinerney the new york times. But mostly her story seems the stuff of womanhating fantasyshe. He has also published a collection of short stories, how it ended, and two books on. I picked it because the cover, with its art deco font and image of urban sophisticates sipping. He has also published a collection of short stories, how it ended, and two books on wine. She in august, it became national news that there was a jay mcinerney novel that i had somehow overlooked. Brightness falls book by jay mcinerney thriftbooks. Story of my life by jay mcinerney fantastic fiction.
Story of my life, written by jay mcinherny from the first person point of view of one alison poole, a 20something bonvivant actress wannabe, is both lively and engaging. Oct 11, 2015 story of my life by jay mcinerney in djvu, doc, rtf download e book. The first novels i fell in love with were white fang and the call of the wild, but the first book that made me want to be a writer was the collected poems of dylan thomas. Jay mcinerney is the author of twelve books, most recently bright, precious days. This novel began as a short story, and jay mcinerney would have been advised to leave. Story of my life is written from the perspective of 20yearold alison poole, a party girl and aspiring actress. Alison poole is devoted to excess, which may indeed beckon the fall of civilization, as mcinerney s pretentious epigraph implies. Her debut in mcinerney s story of my life 1997 tells the story of the real life.
He chooses his list of essential new york novels interview by eve gerber. Its author was only 22 when it was published, in 1903, but her life to that point had already been most. Essential new york novels jay mcinerney on five books. Feb 06, 2006 buy story of my life new edition by mcinerney, jay isbn. Hailed by newsweek as a superb and humane social critic with, according to the wall street journal, all the true instincts of a major novelist, jay mcinerney unveils a story of love, family, conflicting desires, and catastrophic loss in his most powerfully searing work thus far. Mcinherny writes convincingly as a young woman at least from my male point of viewno mean feat. Feb 19, 2006 last september, jay mcinerney wrote a curious essay for the british newspaper the guardian. Story of my life is a novel published in 1988 by american author jay mcinerney. Mcinerney returns to the setting of his first novel, the phenomenal bright lights, big city, to tell a young girls story of a society consuming itself in reckless affluence. Story of my life 1st edition1st printing jay mcinerney. Alison poole is a character in the novels and short stories of jay mcinerney and bret easton ellis.
A most attractive first editionfirst printing in fine condition in alike dustjacket. Aug 04, 2016 jay mcinerneys latest novel, bright, precious days, is available now from knopf. Jay mcinerney is the author of eight novels, two collections of short stories, and three collections of essays on wine. Alison poole is devoted to excess, which may indeed beckon the fall of civilization, as mcinerney.
Story of my life by jay mcinerney book cover, description, publication history. Bright lights remains a brilliant book but he better find something worth writing about, lest he fade with yesterdays news. Jay mcinerney has 49 books on goodreads with 92129 ratings. Originally published by atlantic monthly press in 1988, and now reissued by grove press, ithe story of my lifei by jay mcinerney is a hilarious, sobering portrait of 1980s new york city featuring twenty. An indepth discussion of different literary precedents and writing techniques used throughout story of my life by jay mcinerney. This novel began as a short story, and jay mcinerney would have been advised to leave it as suchespecially since he employs his. All orders shipped to destinations within the united states will ship free of charge per standard usps mail. Mcinherny writes convincingly as a young woman at least from my. Originally published by atlantic monthly press in 1988 and now reissued by grove press, the story of my life by jay mcinerney is a hilarious, sobering portrait of 1980s new york city featuring 20something actress alison poole and her coterie of clubhopping, cokeaddicted friends. Jan 03, 2011 understanding i was being tested, i muttered that, yeah, of course i was, and when she asked which book, i glanced at the table to my left and casually picked up the first one that caught my eye. Mar 10, 2006 the good life is undoubtedly one of mcinerneys finest novels, yet it seems unlikely to be remembered as the definitive response to the events of 11 september. Jay mcinerney s most popular book is bright lights, big city. March 2010 story of my life by jay mcinerney grove atlantic. Originally published by atlantic monthly press in 1988, and now reissued by grove press, the story of my life by jay mcinerney is a hilarious, sobering portrait.
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