Brat Pack (literary)

The expression "literary Brat Pack" refers to a group of young American authors, primarily including Bret Easton Ellis, Tama Janowitz and Jay McInerney, who emerged on the country's east coast in the 1980s. It is a twist on the label brat pack that had previously been applied to a group of young American actors earlier that decade.

Brat Pack (literary)

The expression "literary Brat Pack" refers to a group of young American authors, primarily including Bret Easton Ellis, Tama Janowitz and Jay McInerney, who emerged on the country's east coast in the 1980s. It is a twist on the label brat pack that had previously been applied to a group of young American actors earlier that decade.