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Bright Lights, Big City
Jay McInerney
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Literature 1984
Bright Lights, Big City
second-person dissociationcocaine-night Manhattanfact-checker burnout
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
Synopsis
Written entirely in the second person, McInerney's first novel is a vivid account of cocaine addiction.
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Jay McInerney, 1984 — Bright Lights, Big City
Written entirely in the second person, McInerney's first novel is a vivid account of cocaine addiction.
Editorial note
Carries power forward while giving it a stronger literature expression.
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
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Why this work is here
Written entirely in the second person, McInerney's first novel is a vivid account of cocaine addiction.
Selected for cultural longevity · regional significance · editorial selection · thematic depth
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