American author Bret Easton Ellis (born in 1964) is known for his darkly sardonic novels that critique upper-class society and often explore themes of nihilism and moral bankruptcy. His best-known works are Less Than Zero (1985), which was published when Ellis was a junior at Bennington College, American Psycho (1991), and The Shards (2023). The latter two novels center on serial killers. Ellis is associated with the Literary Brat Pack, a group of young writers (including Jay McInerney, Michael Chabon, and Donna Tartt) who shot to fame in the 1980s and ’90s.
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