 First edition cover | |
| Author | Bret Easton Ellis |
|---|---|
| Audio read by | Bret Easton Ellis |
| Language | English |
| Genre | |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
Publication date | January 17, 2023 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 608 |
| ISBN | 978-0-593-53560-8 |
| 813/.54 | |
| LC Class | PS3555.L5937 S53 2023 |
The Shards is a 2023 autofiction/horror novel by American author Bret Easton Ellis, published on January 17, 2023, by Alfred A. Knopf. Ellis's first novel in 13 years, The Shards is a fictionalized memoir of Ellis's final year of high school in 1981 in Los Angeles. It was first serialized by Ellis as an audiobook through his podcast on Patreon.[1] The novel's narrator, Bret, relates the story of the events of his senior year of high school in 1981, of he and his close circle of friends' acquaintance with new student Robert Mallory and the tragedy that followed.
- ^ Zenou, Theo (June 24, 2021). "The Shards by Bret Easton Ellis review — the shock jock of literature is back". The Times. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2022.