Jay McInerney (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
Jay McInerney (MAK-ih-nur-nee) achieved remarkable early success and celebrity with the publication of his first novel and has spent his career attempting to live up to that initial achievement. Born into the upper middle class, the son of an international corporate executive, McInerney grew up in several different cities, including London, England, and Vancouver, Canada, and attended eighteen elementary schools before attending high school in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. He completed his undergraduate degree at Williams College with a major in philosophy and a minor in English. After...
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