Description
Set in Los Angeles, Bret Easton Ellis's darkly satirical novel follows a cast of bored, arrogant Californians navigating the shallow underbelly of American excess and privilege. Through interconnected narratives, Ellis exposes the moral bankruptcy and self-destructive tendencies of his characters as they pursue empty pleasures and engage in increasingly disturbing behavior. The novel captures the psychological horror lurking beneath the glamorous surface of the city, where dreams curdle into nightmares and relationships become battlegrounds for cruelty and manipulation. Ellis's signature style—detached, unflinching, and deeply unsettling—reveals how his characters find new and inventive ways to sabotage their own lives and those around them. A scathing portrait of a generation trapped between aspiration and despair, the novel stands as a provocative examination of American culture's darkest impulses.
Available Editions
paperback
Picador
Published Jan 1, 1995
225 pages
ISBN: 9780330339186
paperback
Picador
Published Jun 6, 2009
240 pages
ISBN: 9780330468626
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Details
First Published
1994
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Informers by Bret Easton Ellis.