Glamorama by Bret Easton Ellis Knopf, First Edition, HC/DJ

Story Title: Glamorama

Date of Publication: 1998

Edition: First Edition (US hardcover)

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf (Borzoi Books)

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Cover Price: USD $25.00

ISBN: 9780375404122

Cover Artists: Not specifically credited (features minimalist typographic design with decorative elements typical of 1990s Knopf hardcovers)

Artists: N/A (text-only novel with no interior illustrations)

Writers: Bret Easton Ellis

Characters: Victor Ward (Victor Johnson), Lauren Hynde, Chloe Byrnes, Damien, F. Fred Palakon, Jamie Fields, and a large cast of models, celebrities, terrorists, and fashion industry figures in 1990s New York, London, and Paris

First Appearances: N/A (this is the first publication of the novel; some characters crossover from Ellis’s earlier works such as The Rules of Attraction and American Psycho)

Key Facts: Glamorama is Bret Easton Ellis’s fifth novel, a satirical and increasingly surreal exploration of celebrity culture, consumerism, fashion, and terrorism in the late 1990s. The story follows Victor Ward, a shallow male model and nightclub promoter in New York, who becomes entangled in a shadowy international conspiracy involving bombings and identity manipulation. The narrative shifts from sharp social satire to nightmarish conspiracy thriller, filled with Ellis’s signature brand-name dropping, detached prose, and themes of superficiality versus underlying horror. The 1998 Knopf first edition hardcover is a key collectible for fans of contemporary American literature.

Page Count: 482 pages

Condition: Very good/excellent illustrated hardcover in a very good dust jacket. Rough cut pages on this edition. Please refer to photos for condition