by Jay McInerney · POINTS · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782757820049
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«Toute ma vie» is the novel by Jay McInerney, published by Points in paperback (224 pages, in French).
In her twenties, Alison Poole lives in New York as a "daddy's girl" whose best ally is her credit card. After dropping out of school to try to become an actress, her father cuts off her money and she loses herself in the New York night, among parties, excesses and the search for authentic love.
Originally published in 1988 under the title «Story of My Life», this French edition belongs to the Points collection (No. 2490).
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in a generational portrait of 1980s New York.
John Barrett "Jay" McInerney Jr. is an American novelist, screenwriter, editor, and columnist. His novels include Bright Lights, Big City, Ransom, Story of My Life, Brightness Falls, and The Last of the Savages. He edited The Penguin Book of New American Voices, wrote the screenplay for the 1988 film adaptation of Bright Lights, Big City, and co-wrote the screenplay for the television film Gia, which starred Angelina Jolie. He was the wine columnist for House & Garden magazine, and his essays on wine have been collected in Bacchus & Me (2000) and A Hedonist in the Cellar (2006). His most recent novel is titled See You on the Other Side, published in 2026. From April 2010 he was a wine columnist for The Wall Street Journal. In 2009, he published a book of short stories that spanned his entire career, titled How It Ended, which was named one of the 10 best books of the year by Janet Maslin of The New York Times.
