Hubert Selby Jr.

Broschiertes Buch

Last Exit to Brooklyn

Beschreibung

A novel that tells the stories of New Yorkers who at every turn confront the worst excesses in human nature. It includes such creations as: Georgette, the transvestite who falls in love with a callous hoodlum; and Tralala, the conniving prostitute who plumbs the depths of sexual degradation.

Autor

Hubert Selby, Jr. was born in Brooklyn in 1928. At the age of 15, he dropped out of school and went to sea with the merchant marines. While at sea he was diagnosed with lung disease. With no other way to make a living, he decided to try writing: 'I knew the alphabet. Maybe I could be a writer.' In 1964 he completed his first book, Last Exit to Brooklyn, which has since become a cult classic. In 1966, it was the subject of an obscenity trial in the UK. His other books include The Room, The Demon, Requiem for a Dream, Song of the Silent Snow, The Willow Tree and Waiting Period. In 2000, Requiem for a Dream starred Jared Leto and Ellen Burstyn and was directed by Darren Aronofsky. Hubert Selby Jr died in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California in April 2004.

Produktdetails

• Penguin Modern Classics
• Verlag: Penguin Books UK
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 132mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 202g
• ISBN-13: 9780141195650
• ISBN-10: 0141195657
• Artikelnr.: 33150624

Rezensionen

Selby's place is in the front rank of American novelists ... to understand his work is to understand the anguish of America New York Times Book Review