{"product_id":"american-psycho","title":"American Psycho","description":"\u003cp\u003e6b Bret Easton Ellis. New York: Random House, 1991. \u003cstrong\u003eFirst UK Edition SIGNED\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNotes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eAmerican Psycho\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is a controversial novel by Bret Easton Ellis that follows Patrick Bateman, a wealthy Wall Street investment banker in 1980s New York, who leads a double life as a violent serial killer. The book satirizes consumerism, materialism, and the superficial culture of the era while exploring themes of identity, alienation, and moral decay. Known for its graphic depictions of violence and dark humor, \u003cem data-start=\"435\" data-end=\"452\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eAmerican Psycho\u003c\/em\u003e provoked significant public debate upon release but has since been recognized for its critique of excess, detachment, and the dehumanizing effects of capitalist society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eBret Easton Ellis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e was born in Los Angeles in 1964 and grew up amid the culture of Southern California, which heavily influenced his writing’s focus on wealth, privilege, and the emptiness of consumerist lifestyles. He attended Bennington College in Vermont, where he began writing early novels that captured the disaffection of Generation X, including \u003cem data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"388\"\u003eLess Than Zero\u003c\/em\u003e. His experiences navigating both affluent social circles and the darker undercurrents of urban life informed the morally ambiguous, often shocking characters in his work. With \u003cem data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"582\"\u003eAmerican Psycho\u003c\/em\u003e, Ellis cemented his legacy as a provocative voice in contemporary literature, blending graphic satire with social critique to expose the superficiality, alienation, and moral vacuity of the 1980s yuppie culture. Over time, his novels have influenced a generation of writers and filmmakers exploring themes of excess, identity, and societal decay, making him a defining figure in late 20th-century American fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"1131\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDescription \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"626\" data-end=\"1131\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eBlack cloth binding with silver lettering to spine. Original dust wrapper. Pristine condition. Signed on title page “For Danny best wishes Bret Easton Ellis.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moons Rare Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56231840546982,"sku":null,"price":1750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0173\/6563\/1040\/files\/6F9C0910-9328-46A8-8BE9-A9C9AD91E02E.jpg?v=1772587090","url":"https:\/\/moons-rare-books.myshopify.com\/products\/american-psycho","provider":"Moons Rare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}