Even if trump should fail in his bid for the presidency, history will surely adjudge crippled america as a more harmful book than american psycho, and donald trump. American psycho author bret easton ellis sits down and chats to us in an exclusive interview covering a range of topics, including. Christian bale says his american psycho character would. Bret easton ellis thinks youre overreacting to donald trump. Id made donald trump the hero of patrick bateman in american psycho and researched more than a few of his odious business practices, his casually brazen lying hes mentioned more than. This is kind of a book for a bret easton ellis completist. American psycho, about an investment banker and serial killer who happens. Author has made a number of recent controversial comments while promoting his new book, white. Bret easton ellis says american psycho wouldnt have been published today. Bret easton ellis still stuck with american psycho after. Easton elliss novel american psycho, set at the end of the 1980s. Washington donald trump is running wild and running scared. So in honor of halloween, we gave it a try with a spooky theory that everybody or at least this guy is talking about.
Donald trump is mentioned 40 times in the novel due to batemans. American psychosome great ideas about public health in that book. Bret also talked about how the medias blatantly biased coverage of president donald trump was a political awakening for him and why he now considers himself antianti trump. Donald trump worshipper, patrick bateman later made into a faithful film starring christian bale and. The symbol of donald trump in american psycho from. American psycho was elliss third novel, which introduced the world to. He shared the inside story of how american psycho was almost cancelled as a precursor to the cancel culture that we see today. Christian bale brilliantly shapeshifts into another american. Patty winters the host of a talk show which bateman frequently views. The main character of the novel idolized donald trump, a man who. American psycho, about an investment banker and serial killer who happens to worship donald trump, has been described as a masterpiece of postmodern literature, but it has also been. The symbol of donald trump in american psycho from litcharts. Donald trump is the rotten fruit of the american ruling class. In the infamous novel american psycho, the main protagonist and yuppie killer patrick bateman references donald trump hundreds of times.
In hindsight, an american psycho looks a lot like us. Bret easton ellis says childish meltdowns by hollywood liberals who still cant accept donald trumps win are ruining his dinners out with friends and even hurting his relationship. Reading american psycho with donald trump as president is even more terrifying than the book in its original context deleted. American psycho is a novel by bret easton ellis, published in 1991. The moment i realized the media were wrong about trump. This week, president donald trumps former lawyer, michael cohen, testified before the house oversight committee about his role in facilitating trumps potential crimes and misbehaviors. American psycho author bret easton ellis says liberals. I had completely forgotten this, and upon revisiting the book, it dominated my reading experience. As the novel progresses the subject of her programs become more and more absurd, implied to be no more than a figment of batemans imagination. Elliss inclusion of trump as an idol in the novel he never actually appears grounds the book in a reality of late 1980s wall street new york and. Think again, says the journalist who called our current moment in 2016.
Even if trump should fail in his bid for the presidency, history will surely adjudge crippled america as a more harmful book than american psycho, and. Christian bales american psycho character used to reportedly be. American psycho is something that has a long history as both a novel and a film so lets look back on 20 years of the mary harron movie. Ellis later wrote that people assumed that american psycho would end his career. Bret easton ellis, whose first book of nonfiction, white, is an. American psycho author bret easton ellis says in his new book hes tired of hearing liberals complain about donald trump winning the 2016 election because he believe it was the naivete of the. Bret easton ellis still stuck with american psycho after 25 years. Patrick batemans idolization of donald trump is based on his friends respect for and envy of the mogul. The adaptation of bret easton ellis novel of the same name was released in 2000. Bret easton ellis thinks youre overreacting to donald trump the. Its worth remembering, perhaps, that in august of last year, ivanka trump revealed that bale as bateman in american psychowho again was explicitly modeled after donald trumpwas her. Bateman talks about him constantly, citing incredibly specific details of his life of luxury, and is often distracted by the thought of seeing trump or his wife ivana out in new york city. Think donald trump s rise to power was an accident or a oneoff.
Bret easton ellis says american psycho wouldnt have been. The author of less than zero is out with a new book, white, and taking on everything from millennials to the media. Ivanka trumps ideal man once was christian bales american psycho character, new magazine profile reveals. Bret easton ellis on bohemian rhapsody china censorship. Reading american psycho with donald trump as president is even. While vintage books made sure american psycho found its way to market. In american psycho, he is the person patrick bateman idolizes above all others. Other medical experts jared kushner might consult about. To the guys that i was talking to in the eighties when i was researching american psycho, donald trump was an aspirational figure. The author of american psycho is no stranger to controversy but lately hes.
Why american psycho is more relevant than ever jeanpaul. Bret easton ellis on patrick batemans legacy author reflects on controversial book s surprising afterlife, from a cult movie to a new musical. His third novel, american psycho, starring the serial killer, investment banker and yes. From twitter to politics, bret easton ellis thinks everyone should. American psycho is a novel written from the first person perspective of. Sarah kendzior on her new book, hiding in plain sight. Post columnist and the author of a new book bashing trump. In both the book and movie, patrick is obsessed with donald trump and his thenwife ivana. Ivanka trump once said christian bale in american psycho was her. In the novel, bateman is a huge fan of the nowpresidential candidate donald trump, at one point attending a u2 concert because he is told. Christian bale brilliantly shapeshifts into another american psycho, the lumbering, scheming vice.
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