What a great convo. Listening to Lorentzen is a breath of fresh air. Can't wait for the Houellebecq piece and the "Sons of Bret" one...curious as to the writers he's gonna mention as there seem to be quite a few self styled Bret Easton Ellis heirs right here on substack and in the "alt lit" scene.
This was a really great episode, many thanks for convening and sharing it Daniel
What a great convo. Listening to Lorentzen is a breath of fresh air. Can't wait for the Houellebecq piece and the "Sons of Bret" one...curious as to the writers he's gonna mention as there seem to be quite a few self styled Bret Easton Ellis heirs right here on substack and in the "alt lit" scene.
Love Christian and excited to read that piece. My general take is most BEE heirs and imitators are not very good. BEE himself is great.
That’s my feeling as well. I’ve seen a few people unselfconsciously compare their own work to BEE and I’m like…might want to slow down there.