Originally came to notice in 1986 with the publication of her first book, "
Slaves of New York", a group of
bitter,
funny,
stylish inter-linked
stories about
New Yorkers.
Janowitz shot to fame and
gossip column attentions as one of the media-friendly lit pack (that included other bright, young, mouthy,
celebrity american writers like
Bret Easton Ellis and
Jay McInerney.)
Her novels since then: