In between descriptions of his days and nights, Clay recounts a vacation spent with his parents and grandparents, during which he seemed to be the only person concerned that his grandmother was dying of cancer. While partying, he tries to track down his best friend from high school, Julian, with whom he hasn't spoken in months. Īfter reuniting with his ex-girlfriend Blair, and friends like Trent, now a successful model, Clay embarks on a series of drug-fueled nights of partying, during which he has one-night stands with both sexes. Through first-person narration, Clay describes his progressive alienation from the culture around him, loss of faith in his friends, and his meditations on events in his recent past. The novel follows the life of Clay, a rich young college student who has returned to his hometown of Los Angeles, California for winter break circa 1984. The novel was titled after the Elvis Costello song of the same name. It was his first published effort, released when he was 21 years old and still a student at Bennington College. Less than Zero is the debut novel of Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1985.
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