Bret Easton Ellis

Author

Bret Easton Ellis is an American author, screenwriter, and podcaster who is one of the most controversial and influential novelists of his generation. Born in Los Angeles in 1964, he published his debut Less Than Zero at the age of 21. American Psycho is his most infamous novel — a satirical portrait of 1980s Wall Street excess narrated... by Patrick Bateman, a wealthy investment banker who may or may not be a serial killer. The novel was hugely controversial on publication and has become a cultural touchstone. It was adapted into a film starring Christian Bale. His audiobooks and books offer listeners and readers provocative, polarising fiction about American consumer culture — novels that disturb, provoke, and refuse to be forgotten. Read more Show less