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Bret Easton Ellis, the renowned writer, is known for his provocative and darkly insightful works. Among them is “The Shards,” a gripping novel inspired by a traumatic high school event that has haunted him throughout his life.
Bret serves as the narrator in this haunting tale. At the elite Buckley prep school, seventeen-year-old Bret, a senior, encounters a new enigmatic student named Robert Mallory. With his charm and intelligence, Robert quickly integrates into their close-knit group of friends, yet he conceals a mysterious past, keeping it hidden from Bret and the others.
Luca Guadagnino will be directing the HBO series adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s The Shards.