Skip to content

American Psycho
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

American Psycho Paperback - 1997

by Bret Easton Ellis; Bret Easton Ellis


About this book

American Psycho is a novel by Bret Easton Ellis that follows the life of Patrick Bateman, a wealthy and successful investment banker in New York City during the late 1980s. As Bateman navigates his professional and social life, he also harbors a secret life as a sadistic serial killer. The novel is a commentary on the emptiness and depravity of the materialistic culture of the time and the alienation and disconnection that can result from it. The graphic and disturbing descriptions of Bateman's violent acts serve to highlight the depths of his psychological disturbance and the true horror of his actions.

A film adaptation was released in 2000 starring Christian Bale with Willem Dafoe and Reese Witherspoon in supporting roles. 


Bret Easton Ellis' American Psycho is one of the most controversial and talked-about novels of all time. Ellis received 13 death threats before the novel was even published. It was named the 53rd most banned and challenged book from 1990-1999 by the American Library Association.

Summary

Patrick Bateman is Harvard-educated and intelligent. He works by day on Wall Street, earning a fortune to complement the one he was born with. His nights he spends in ways we cannot begin to fathom - doing impermissible things to women. He is living his own “American Dream”.

First Edition Identification

The first American Psycho edition was published in 1991 (Vintage Contemporaries, New York). The original price was $15 US. Vintage Books purchased the rights to the novel after Simon & Schuster withdrew from the project because of "aesthetic differences over what critics had termed its violent and women-hating content."

American Psycho was not published in hardcover in the United States until 2012 when a limited hardcover edition was published by Centipede Press.


Details

  • Title American Psycho
  • Author Bret Easton Ellis; Bret Easton Ellis
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Thus
  • Pages 384
  • Volumes 1
  • Language SPA
  • Publisher MacMillan, London
  • Date December 1997
  • ISBN 9780330319928 / 0330319922
  • Dewey Decimal Code 813.54
Back to Top

More Copies for Sale

American Psycho
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

American Psycho

by Bret Easton Ellis

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used; Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780330319928 / 0330319922
Quantity Available
2
Seller
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$6.75
A$21.25 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Picador, 04/26/1991. Paperback. Used; Good. **WE SHIP WITHIN 24 HRS FROM LONDON, UK, 98% OF OUR ORDERS ARE RECEIVED WITHIN 7-10 DAYS. We believe you will be completely satisfied with our quick and reliable service. All orders are dispatched as swiftly as possible! Buy with confidence! Greener Books.
Item Price
A$6.75
A$21.25 shipping to USA
American Psycho
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

American Psycho

by Ellis, Bret Easton

  • Used
Condition
UsedAcceptable
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780330319928 / 0330319922
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Rockford, Illinois, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$6.41
A$6.15 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
UsedAcceptable. Item in acceptable condition including possible liquid damage. As well answers may be filled in. May be missing DVDs, CDs, Access code, etc. 100%Money-Back Guarantee! Ship within 24 hours!!
Item Price
A$6.41
A$6.15 shipping to USA
American Psycho
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

American Psycho

by Easton Ellis, Bret

  • Used
  • Acceptable
Condition
Used - Acceptable
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780330319928 / 0330319922
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$8.31
A$38.67 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Picador, 1991-04-26. perfect. Acceptable. 5x1x8. A readable copy of the book. Pages are yellowing. Creasing to the cover and spine.
Item Price
A$8.31
A$38.67 shipping to USA
American Psycho
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

American Psycho

  • Used
Condition
Used - Acceptable
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780330319928 / 0330319922
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Eugene , Oregon, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$8.46
A$6.15 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Pan MacMillan. Used - Acceptable. perfect 100% of proceeds go to charity! Acceptable reading copy with obvious signs of use, wear, and/or cosmetic issues. Item is complete and remains readable despite notable condition issues.
Item Price
A$8.46
A$6.15 shipping to USA
American Psycho

American Psycho

by Easton Ellis, Bret

  • Used
  • good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780330319928 / 0330319922
Quantity Available
15
Seller
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$17.98
A$16.57 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Paperback. Good.
Item Price
A$17.98
A$16.57 shipping to USA
American Psycho

American Psycho

by Easton Ellis, Bret

  • Used
  • very good
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Very Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780330319928 / 0330319922
Quantity Available
19
Seller
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$17.98
A$16.57 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Paperback. Very Good.
Item Price
A$17.98
A$16.57 shipping to USA
American Psycho

American Psycho

by Easton Ellis, Bret

  • Used
  • Acceptable
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Acceptable
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780330319928 / 0330319922
Quantity Available
120
Seller
GORING BY SEA, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 2 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$17.98
A$16.57 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Paperback. Acceptable.
Item Price
A$17.98
A$16.57 shipping to USA
American Psycho
Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different

American Psycho

by Ellis, Bret Easton

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used: Good
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780330319928 / 0330319922
Quantity Available
1
Seller
HOUSTON, Texas, United States
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 4 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$15.82
FREE shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Picador, 1991-04-26. Paperback. Used: Good.
Item Price
A$15.82
FREE shipping to USA
American Psycho
More Photos

American Psycho

by Ellis, Bret Easton

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Good Condition
Edition
Early Edition
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780330319928 / 0330319922
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$53.17A$42.53
Save A$10.63!
A$30.93 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Picador, 1991. Early Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Good 1991 14th print Picador paperback with iconic cover design. Reading creases along spine and page tanning, with small tear to front right edge of first pages, corner of fly-leaf torn off, lower front corner crease to cover, tight and unmarked. Size: 5.12 x 0.91 x 7.76 inches. 399 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Crime and Thrillers; Thriller / suspense fiction; ISBN: 0330319922. ISBN/EAN: 9780330319928. Dewey Code: 813.54. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 090383.. 9780330319928
Item Price
A$53.17A$42.53
Save A$10.63 !
A$30.93 shipping to USA
American Psycho
More Photos

American Psycho

by Ellis, Bret Easton

  • Used
  • Paperback
Condition
Used - Good Condition
Edition
Early Edition
Binding
Paperback
ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
9780330319928 / 0330319922
Quantity Available
1
Seller
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
Seller rating:
This seller has earned a 5 of 5 Stars rating from Biblio customers.
Item Price
A$55.10A$44.08
Save A$11.02!
A$30.93 shipping to USA

Show Details

Description:
Picador, 1991. Early Edition. Softcover. Good Condition. Good 1991 reprint Picador paperback with iconic cover design. Reading creases along spine and noticeable page tanning with discoloration to right-hand top edge of pages, lower front corner crease to cover, spotting to end-papers, tight and unmarked. Size: 5.12 x 0.91 x 7.76 inches. 399 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Fiction; Crime and Thrillers; Thriller / suspense fiction; ISBN: 0330319922. ISBN/EAN: 9780330319928. Dewey Code: 813.54. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 090313.. 9780330319928
Item Price
A$55.10A$44.08
Save A$11.02 !
A$30.93 shipping to USA