He works as a researcher in the Department of Factual Verification at a major magazine (resembling The New Yorker), although the term "works" should be used loosely in this context as the protagonist rarely makes it to work on time sans hangover, and attends party after party, usually accompanied by his co-conspirator Tad Allagash and sometimes with a beautiful woman on his arm, which is just fine as his model wife has mysteriously left him. The book reveals the exploits of a young man, an unnamed protagonist, buzzing through life on one long alcohol and cocaine fueled bender. One of the main focuses of the article was how McInerney's life mirrored that of his characters, a persona first created in his first novel, the infamous Bright Lights, Big City. It was a human interest story that chronicled the writer's personal life rather than a book review (his latest novel, The Good Life, was released on January 31, 2006). This past Sunday The New York Times ran a piece in the Fashion & Style section on author Jay McInerney.
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