 Book cover for The Rules of Attraction | |
| Author | Bret Easton Ellis |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Black comedy Satire |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | September 1987 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover and Paperback) |
| Pages | 283 pp hardcover, 288 pp paperback |
| ISBN | 978-0-671-62234-3 |
| OCLC | 16082603 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3555.L5937 R8 1987 |
The Rules of Attraction is a satirical black comedy novel by Bret Easton Ellis published in 1987. The novel follows a handful of rowdy and often promiscuous, spoiled bohemian students at a liberal arts college in 1980s New Hampshire, including three who develop a love triangle. The novel is written in first person narrative, and the story is told from the points of view of various characters.
The book was adapted into a film of the same name in 2002. Ellis has remarked that among film adaptations of his books, The Rules of Attraction came closest to capturing his sensibility and recreating the world of his novels.[1]
- ^ Bret Easton Ellis - The Onion A.V. Club interview, 22 April 2009.