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Sat 07 Jul 2010End of the novel, end of the empire
The novel has lost its function, says Bret Easton Ellis, and it’s all over for America, too. The author of ‘American Psycho’ is retooling for post-empire life, writes KEITH DUGGAN
ON THE flight over from London for his public reading in Galway, Bret Easton Ellis had a chance to catch up on some reading. His publicist had a stash of classics waiting for him: Ok! Hello! People. US.He passed the flight blissfully scanning gossip and photographs concerning the beautiful people.
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