American Psycho

Summary

American Psycho is a literary work^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.76% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,589 views/month, #217 of 28,446).^[2]

Key Facts

• American Psycho authored Bret Easton Ellis^[3].
• American Psycho received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction^[4].
• American Psycho's instance of is recorded as literary work^[5].
• American Psycho is associated with the existentialism movement^[6].
• American Psycho's genre is transgressive fiction^[7].
• American Psycho's genre is thriller^[8].
• American Psycho's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• American Psycho was distributed by ebook^[10].
• American Psycho's country of origin is recorded as United States^[11].
• American Psycho was published on March 6, 1991^[12].
• American Psycho's characters is recorded as Patrick Bateman^[13].
• American Psycho's has edition or translation is recorded as American Psycho^[14].
• American Psycho's narrative location is recorded as New York City^[15].
• American Psycho's narrative location is recorded as Manhattan^[16].
• American Psycho's narrative location is recorded as Wall Street^[17].
• American Psycho's topic's main category is recorded as Category:American Psycho^[18].
• American Psycho's main subject is serial killer^[19].
• American Psycho's main subject is psychopathy^[20].
• American Psycho's main subject is rape^[21].
• American Psycho's described at URL is recorded as http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/description/random047/90010247.html^[22].
• American Psycho's described by source is recorded as Fantastic Fiction^[23].
• American Psycho's topic has template is recorded as Template:American Psycho^[24].
• American Psycho's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Psycho'}^[25].
• American Psycho's subtitle is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'A Novel'}^[26].
• American Psycho's narrator is recorded as Patrick Bateman^[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

American Psycho authored Bret Easton Ellis^[3].

Publication

American Psycho was released on March 6, 1991^[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[9]. Genres include transgressive fiction^[7] and thriller^[8]. It was distributed by ebook^[10].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include serial killer^[19], psychopathy^[20], and rape^[21]. American Psycho is associated with the existentialism movement^[6].

Reception

American Psycho received the 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction^[4].

Why It Matters

American Psycho ranks in the top 0.76% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,589 views/month, #217 of 28,446).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

FAQs

What awards did American Psycho receive?

Honors received include 20th Century's Greatest Hits: 100 English-Language Books of Fiction^[4].