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EspañolSTORY OF MY LIFE (NOVEL)
'Story of My Life' is a novel published in 1988 by the American author Jay McInerney.
The novel is about the life of Alison Poole, a rich girl who is 20 years old and originally from Virginia, who lives in Manhattan, New York. She's involved in several (sexual) relationships and is aspiring to become an actress. She falls in love with bond trader and Shakespeare expert Dean but soon they betray each other.
"Jay McInerney has proven himself not only a brilliant stylist but a master of characterization, with a keen eye for incongruities of urban life."
-- New York Times Book Review
"McInerney's talent for capturing the nuances and idiosyncrasies of our culture in Bright Lights, Big City is even more powerful evident in Story of My Life... Underneath Alison's hip, party-girl exterior and flippant vernacular is McInerney's disturbing depiction or a young woman caught in the traumatic reality of her times."
—- San Francisco Chronicle
"McInerney's Story of My Life is quite as brilliant as Bright Lights, Big City and a lot funnier."
-- The Sunday Times
The character of Alison Poole has also been featured in the novels of Bret Easton Ellis, including ''American Psycho'' (as having been sexually assaulted by the protagonist Patrick Bateman) and ''Glamorama'' (dating the protagonist Victor Ward).
| Contents |
| Plot |
| Critical acclaim |
| Relation to other novels |
Plot
The novel is about the life of Alison Poole, a rich girl who is 20 years old and originally from Virginia, who lives in Manhattan, New York. She's involved in several (sexual) relationships and is aspiring to become an actress. She falls in love with bond trader and Shakespeare expert Dean but soon they betray each other.
Critical acclaim
"Jay McInerney has proven himself not only a brilliant stylist but a master of characterization, with a keen eye for incongruities of urban life."
-- New York Times Book Review
"McInerney's talent for capturing the nuances and idiosyncrasies of our culture in Bright Lights, Big City is even more powerful evident in Story of My Life... Underneath Alison's hip, party-girl exterior and flippant vernacular is McInerney's disturbing depiction or a young woman caught in the traumatic reality of her times."
—- San Francisco Chronicle
"McInerney's Story of My Life is quite as brilliant as Bright Lights, Big City and a lot funnier."
-- The Sunday Times
Relation to other novels
The character of Alison Poole has also been featured in the novels of Bret Easton Ellis, including ''American Psycho'' (as having been sexually assaulted by the protagonist Patrick Bateman) and ''Glamorama'' (dating the protagonist Victor Ward).
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