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Bret Easton Ellis on Teenage Nihilism and Nostalgia

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Less Than Zero - How Do You Think About Generic Conventions When Starting a Novel?

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"Less Than Zero" is a truly horrifying read as well as being an absolutely compelling read. It's also what we might potentially call a Kunstler-O-Mann, a book about the cultural and social conditions that led to the creation of your great first novel,. "I think I've just been influenced by novels my entire life," he says.

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