Jay McInerney
Jay McInerney
John Barrett "Jay" McInerney, Jr.is an American novelist. His novels include Bright Lights, Big City, Ransom, Story of My Life, Brightness Falls, and The Last of the Savages. He edited The Penguin Book of New American Voices, wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film adaptation of Bright Lights, Big City, and co-wrote the screenplay for the television film Gia, which starred Angelina Jolie. He was the wine columnist for House & Garden magazine, and his essays on wine have been...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth13 January 1955
CityHartford, CT
CountryUnited States of America
Publishers send me a lot of first novels because my first novel was the defining novel of my career, and I guess a lot of people want my benediction or something.
My former wife is a very eccentric woman, which is why I still love her.
Everything becomes symbol and irony when you've been betrayed
'Socialist' is the nastiest thing you can say about an American politician in some quarters.
Your presence here is is only a matter of conducting an experiment in limits, reminding yourself of what you aren’t.
He insisted on a single trade secret: that you had to survive, find some quiet, and work hard every day.
Something changed. Somewhere along the line you stopped accelerating.
Love is the eternal quest: almost everyone wants to love and be loved.