Less Than Zero

<p><b>With an introduction by Otessa Moshfegh, author of <i>Lapvona</i>.<br><br>In 1985, Bret Easton Ellis shocked, stunned and disturbed with his debut novel, <i>Less Than Zero</i>. Published when he was just twenty-one, this extraordinary and instantly infamous work has become a rare thing: a cult classic and a timeless embodiment of the zeitgeist. </b><br><br>Filled with relentless drinking in seamy bars and glamorous nightclubs, wild, drug-fuelled parties, and dispassionate sexual encounters, <i>Less Than Zero &ndash;</i> narrated by Clay, an eighteen-year-old student returning home to Los Angeles for Christmas &ndash; is a fierce coming-of-age story, justifiably celebrated for its unflinching depiction of hedonistic youth, its brutal portrayal of the inexorable consequences of such moral depravity, and its author&rsquo;s refusal to condone or chastise such behaviour.<br><br><b&