{"product_id":"bright-lights-big-city-isbn-9780394726410","title":"Bright Lights, Big City","description":"\u003cb\u003eWith this publication in 1984, Jay McInerney became a literary sensation, heralded as the voice of a generation. This remarkable novel of youth and New York remains one of the most beloved, imitated, and iconic novels in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A brilliant and moving work—unique, refreshing, imaginatively powerful and authentically conceived.\"—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe novel follows a young man, living in Manhattan as if he owned it, through nightclubs, fashion shows, editorial offices, and loft parties as he attempts to outstrip mortality and the recurring approach of dawn. With nothing but goodwill, controlled substances, and wit to sustain him in this anti-quest, he runs until he reaches his reckoning point, where he is forced to acknowledge loss and, possibly, to rediscover his better instincts. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBright Lights, Big City\u003c\/i\u003e defined, and even determined, the mood of this whole town.\"—\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eBright Lights, Big City\u003c\/b\u003e is a brilliant and moving work—unique, refreshing, imaginatively powerful and authentically conceived.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cb\u003eBright Lights, Big City\u003c\/b\u003e defined, and even determined, the mood of this whole town.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Short, sleek and very funny.... Beneath it's surface, though, a heart's cry for a saner, sweeter, more thoughtful and restrained existence.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Each generation needs its Manhattan novel, and many ache to write it. But it was McInerney who succeeded.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eJay McInerney \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of eight novels, a collection of short stories and three collections of essays on wine. He lives in New York City and Bridgehampton, New York.","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302272880869,"sku":"NP9780394726410","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780394726410.jpg?v=1767723078","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/bright-lights-big-city-isbn-9780394726410","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}