Pierce & Pierce: did this ever exist?
Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) and Sherman McCoy (Bonfire of the Vanities) both worked for this firm. Is it purely fictional, or did a firm by this name ever exist? Why is the firm used in both novels?
Patrick Bateman (American Psycho) and Sherman McCoy (Bonfire of the Vanities) both worked for this firm. Is it purely fictional, or did a firm by this name ever exist? Why is the firm used in both novels?
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It's certainly possible that a firm Pierce & Pirce exist(ed) just as it's possible that i-bankers name(d) Patrick Bateman or Sherman McCoy exist(ed).
Authors paying homage to one another; also a particularly suitable name for American Psycho's firm.
But really, these are dumb questions. And they're dumb because I don't see why you care about #1, and how the fuck are we supposed to know the answer to #2?
These questions remind me of stuff like I used to ask when I was 10, until I realized these questions have no point to them.
Leftover_salmon, you are a fucking jackass.
http://pierceandpierce.com/index.html
gunboat: I saw this website when I tried Googling. However, from the website this firm looks like a tiny operation, whereas in the books (especially Bonfire of the Vanities) Pierce & Pierce is touted as a very prestigious bank, so I don’t think this is where the name is from. As far as I can tell it is purely fictional, but was just wondering if someone knows something I don’t.
IBBI: Thanks.
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