{"product_id":"the-informers-paperback","title":"The Informers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBret Easton Ellis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLess Than Zero\u003c\/i\u003e comes a nihilistic novel set in the early eighties that portrays a chilling descent into the abyss beneath L.A.'s gorgeous surfaces. - \"Skillfully accomplishes its goal of depicting a modern moral wasteland.... Arguably Ellis's best.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe basis of the major motion picture starring Billy Bob Thornton, Kim Basinger and Mickey Rourke, The Informers is a seductive and chillingly nihilistic novel, in which Bret Easton Ellis, returns to Los Angeles, the city whose moral badlands he portrayed so unforgettably in \u003ci\u003eLess Than Zero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis time is the early eighties. The characters go to the same schools and eat at the same restaurants. Their voices enfold us as seamlessly as those of DJs heard over a car radio. They have sex with the same boys and girls and buy from the same dealers. In short, they are connected in the only way people can be in that city. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDirk sees his best friend killed in a desert car wreck, then rifles through his pockets for a last joint before the ambulance comes. Cheryl, a wannabe newscaster, chides her future stepdaughter, \"You're tan but you don't look happy.\" Jamie is a clubland carnivore with a taste for human blood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLook for Bret Easton Ellis's new novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Shards\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRET EASTON ELLIS is the author of \u003ci\u003eLess Than Zero\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Attraction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Informers, Glamorama\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLunar Park\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eImperial Bedrooms\u003c\/i\u003e. His works have been translated into twenty-seven languages. \u003ci\u003eLess Than Zero\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rules of Attraction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Psycho\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Informers\u003c\/i\u003e have all been made into films. He lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 1995\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756921585952,"sku":"9780679743248","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c05a3b735f156248df1bea18e60a696b.webp?v=1780089261","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-informers-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}