One of the most celebrated and controversial authors in America delivers his first novel - a sweeping chronicle of contemporary Los Angeles that is bold, exhilarating, and utterly original.
Dozens of characters pass across the reader's sight lines - some never to be seen again - but James Frey lingers on a handful of LA's lost souls and captures the dramatic narrative of their lives: a bright, ambitious young Mexican-American woman who allows her future to be undone by a moment of searing humiliation; a supremely narcissistic action-movie star whose passion for the unattainable object of his affection nearly destroys him; a couple, both nineteen years old, who flee their suffocating hometown and struggle to survive on the fringes of the great city; and an aging Venice Beach alcoholic whose life is turned upside down when a meth-addled teenage girl shows up half-dead outside the restroom he calls home.
Throughout this strikingly powerful novel there is the relentless drumbeat of the millions of other stories that, taken as a whole, describe a city, a culture, and an age. A dazzling tour de force, Bright Shiny Morning illuminates the joys, horrors, and unexpected fortunes of life and death in Los Angeles.
Dozens of characters pass across the reader's sight lines - some never to be seen again - but James Frey lingers on a handful of LA's lost souls and captures the dramatic narrative of their lives: a bright, ambitious young Mexican-American woman who allows her future to be undone by a moment of searing humiliation; a supremely narcissistic action-movie star whose passion for the unattainable object of his affection nearly destroys him; a couple, both nineteen years old, who flee their suffocating hometown and struggle to survive on the fringes of the great city; and an aging Venice Beach alcoholic whose life is turned upside down when a meth-addled teenage girl shows up half-dead outside the restroom he calls home.
Throughout this strikingly powerful novel there is the relentless drumbeat of the millions of other stories that, taken as a whole, describe a city, a culture, and an age. A dazzling tour de force, Bright Shiny Morning illuminates the joys, horrors, and unexpected fortunes of life and death in Los Angeles.
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Hardback Editions
July 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Bright Shiny Morning Author(s): James Frey ISBN: 1-84854-043-4 / 9781848540439 (UK edition) Publisher: John Murray Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
July 2008 : Hardback
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May 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Bright Shiny Morning Author(s): James Frey ISBN: 0-06-157313-2 / 978-0-06-157313-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2008 : Hardback
| Title: Bright Shiny Morning Author(s): James Frey ISBN: 0-06-164904-X / 978-0-06-164904-2 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Collins Canada Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
Paperback Editions
May 2009 : Paperback
| Title: Bright Shiny Morning (P.S.) Author(s): James Frey ISBN: 0-06-157317-5 / 978-0-06-157317-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Harper Perennial Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2009 : Paperback
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March 2009 : Paperback
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August 2008 : Paperback
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May 2008 : Paperback
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January 2008 : Paperback
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Audio Editions
May 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: Bright Shiny Morning Author(s): James Frey ISBN: 0-06-178023-5 / 978-0-06-178023-3 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperAudio Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 2009 : Audio CD
| Title: Bright Shiny Morning Author(s): James Frey ISBN: 1-4055-0697-0 / 978-1-4055-0697-7 (UK edition) Publisher: Hachette Audio Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
August 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: Bright Shiny Morning Author(s): James Frey ISBN: 0-7195-2223-4 / 978-0-7195-2223-9 (UK edition) Publisher: John Murray Publishers Ltd Availability: Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 2008 : Audio CD
| Title: Bright Shiny Morning CD Author(s): James Frey ISBN: 0-06-157552-6 / 978-0-06-157552-5 (USA edition) Publisher: HarperAudio Availability: Amazon Amazon CA More details... |
May 2008 : Audio Cassette
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May 2008 : Audio CD
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May 2008 : MP3 CD
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Other Editions
February 2009 : Unknown
| Title: Bright Shiny Morning [With Headphones] Author(s): James Frey ISBN: 1-4332-7608-9 / 978-1-4332-7608-8 Publisher: Playaway Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
2009 : Unknown
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August 2008 : CD-ROM
| Title: Bright Shiny Morning Author(s): James Frey ISBN: 1-84854-102-3 / 9781848541023 (UK edition) Publisher: John Murray Availability: Amazon UK More details... |
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