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Bright Lights Big City

by Jay McInerney

1984 · literary fiction · adult

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Set in 1 place · 1 primary
Sense of Place
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Written entirely in the second person, McInerney's first novel is a vivid account of cocaine addiction.

Set in

  • ★
    Manhattan · United States
    1980s downtown Manhattan — clubs, fashion shows, editorial offices, cocaine, and existential drift
    ★ primary

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