![]() ![]() Although criticized for Ellis's straight nihilism, integrating his own celebrity persona into his art and creating a universe of immature characters who seem to grow older but without any growing effect, it is questionable, if Less Than Zero is only just that - a world inhabited by rich and shallow characters without any purpose. Experiencing several parties, concerts, affairs and drugs with his old friends, Clay exploresthe apathy, boredom and alienation from his old life. In the novel we follow Clay, the 18-year-old protagonist and student at Camden College in New Hampshire, coming back to Los Angeles for Christmas break. Writers of postmodern fiction, also called 'Blank Fiction', elegantly use a minimalist plot with flat characters in a simple style and as validated member of the 'Brat Pack', Ellis combines urban life, violence, drugs and consumerism. ![]() ![]() First published in 1985 when he was 21 and still at Bennington College, Ellis is now considered as the 'celebrity author' of the postmodern era, using the minimalist style for which the novel became famous. ![]() This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Seminar paper from the year 2015 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Cologne (Englisches Seminar I), course: American Postmodern Literature, language: English, abstract: With his debut novel Less Than Zero, Bret Easton Ellis set a milestone for a generation, who needed a voice. ![]()
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The site was refurbished in 19 to replicate van Gogh's painting. Visitors to the site can stand at the north eastern corner of the Place du Forum, where the artist set up his easel. The painting is not signed, but described and mentioned by the artist in three letters. ![]() Van Gogh painted Café Terrace at Night in Arles, France, in mid-September 1888. It is also known as The Cafe Terrace on the Place du Forum, and, when first exhibited in 1891, was entitled Coffeehouse, in the evening ( Café, le soir). ![]() Café Terrace at Night is an 1888 oil painting by the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh. ![]() ![]() ![]() With her grip on reality slipping, Kate realises that maybe she and the killer are not so different after all. But with the trail of deception running deeper-and closer to home-than she could ever have imagined, she no longer knows who she can trust. And she is hell-bent on exposing corruption within the force and bringing Superintendent John Dickson to justice. 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