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Author Ellis, Bret Easton, author.

Title White / Bret Easton Ellis.

Publication Info. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
©2019

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 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  814.54 ELLIS    Check Shelf
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  811.54 ELL    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  814.54 ELLIS    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  814.6 E59W    Check Shelf
 Southington Library - Adult  814.54 EAS    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  814 ELLIS    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  814 ELLIS    Check Shelf
 Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department  814.54 ELL    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 261 pages ; 22 cm
Note "This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf."
Contents Empire -- Acting -- Second self -- Post-sex -- Liking -- Tweeting -- Post empire -- These days.
Summary "Combining personal reflection and social observation, Bret Easton Ellis's first work of nonfiction is an incendiary polemic about this young century's failings, e-driven and otherwise, and at once an example, definition, and defense of what 'freedom of speech' truly means. Bret Easton Ellis has wrestled with the double-edged sword of fame and notoriety for more than thirty years now, since Less Than Zero catapulted him into the limelight in 1985, earning him devoted fans and, perhaps, even fiercer enemies. An enigmatic figure who has always gone against the grain and refused categorization, he captured the depravity of the eighties with one of contemporary literature's most polarizing characters, American Psycho's iconic, terrifying Patrick Bateman. In recent years, his candor and gallows humor on both Twitter and his podcast have continued his legacy as someone determined to speak the truth, however painful it might be, and whom people accordingly either love or love to hate. He encounters various positions and voices controversial opinions, more often than not fighting the status quo. Now, in White, with the same originality displayed in his fiction, Ellis pours himself out onto the page and, in doing so, eviscerates the perceived good that the social-media age has wrought, starting with the dangerous cult of likeability. White is both a denunciation of censorship, particularly the self-inflicted sort committed in hopes of being 'accepted,' and a bracing view of a life devoted to authenticity. Provocative, incisive, funny, and surprisingly poignant, White reveals not only what is visible on the glittering, pristine surface but also the riotous truths that are hidden underneath"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject American essays. (OCoLC)fst00807040
American essays -- 21st century.
Chronological Term 2000-2099
Genre/Form Essays.
Added Author Ellis, Bret Easton. Empire.
Ellis, Bret Easton. Acting.
Ellis, Bret Easton. Second self.
Ellis, Bret Easton. Post-sex.
Ellis, Bret Easton. Liking.
Ellis, Bret Easton. Tweeting.
Ellis, Bret Easton. Post-empire.
Ellis, Bret Easton. These days.
Other Form: Online version: Ellis, Bret Easton, author. White New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019 9780525656319 (DLC) 2018055342
ISBN 9780525656302 (hardcover)
0525656308 (hardcover)
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