The Informers is a collection of short stories written by Bret Easton Ellis. Released in 1994, the stories within are linked by a shared continuity.
Stories within[]
- Bruce Calls from Mulholland
- At the Still Point
- The Up Escalator
- In the Islands
- Sitting Still
- Water from the Sun
- Discovering Japan
- Letters from L.A.
- Another Gray Area
- The Secrets of Summer
- The Fifth Wheel
- On the Beach
- At the Zoo with Bruce
Publisher's summary[]
In this seductive and chillingly nihilistic collection of short stories, Bret Easton Ellis, the author of American Psycho, returns to Los Angeles, the city whose moral badlands he portrayed unforgettably in Less Than Zero. This time is the early eighties. The characters go to the same schools and eat at the same restaurants. Their voices enfold us as seamlessly as those of DJs heard over a car radio. They have sex with the same boys and girls and buy from the same dealers. In short, they are connected in the only way people can be in that city.
Dirk sees his best friend killed in a desert car wreck, then rifles through his pockets for a last joint before the ambulance comes. Cheryl, a wannabe newscaster, chides her future stepdaughter, “You're tan but you don't look happy.” Jamie is a clubland carnivore with a taste for human blood. As rendered by Ellis, their interactions compose a chilling, fascinating, and outrageous descent into the abyss beneath L.A.'s gorgeous surfaces.
See also[]
| Title | Author | Release date | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rules of Attraction | Bret Easton Ellis | 1987 | A novel by the same author with similar themes |
| A Visit from the Goon Squad | Jennifer Egan | 2010 | A similarly connected collection of short stories |
| The Things They Carried | Tim O'Brien | 1990 | A similarly connected collection of short stories |
Sources[]
- Wikipedia
- Goodreads