Bret Easton Ellis
1964
Bret Easton Ellis is one of the popular American novelist who is famous for writing several successful novels based on the satire, fiction, and black comedy genres. Other than being a novelist, he is also popular as a short story writer and screenwriter. Many of the successful works of author Ellis have been translated into as many as 27 languages. At first, he was one of the recognized members of the literary Brat Pack, along with other members like Jay McInerney and Tama Janowitz. Being a self proclaimed satirist, author Ellis uses a trademark technique in his writings of the expression of opinions and extreme acts in a very affectless manner. He uses the technique of linking his novels with recurring and common characters. Author Ellis was born on March 7, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, United States. His famous works are mostly influenced by the popular personalities such as Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Stephen King, Ernest Hemingway, Don DeLillo, Philip Roth, James Joyce, Raymond Carver, Joan Didion, Gustave Flaubert, etc.