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Other than being a novelist, he is also popular as a short story writer and screenwriter. Buy american psycho by bret easton ellis online at alibris. The rules of attraction ebook by bret easton ellis. Oct 18, 20 through the exploration of the psyche of three characters living a life debauchery, hedonism, and at times, nihilism, bret easton ellis the rules of attraction exemplifies the futility of trying to know someone. Bret easton ellis second novel the rules of attraction was published in 1987.
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