Last Exit to Brooklyn by Hubert Selby Jr
Hubert Selby Jr's classic and controversial masterpiece of the wild underside of New York life
'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
Hubert Selby Jr. was born in Brooklyn, New York. After leaving school he went to sea until illness forced him to leave the Merchant Marines. He began publishing stories in the 1950s, but it was the appearance of LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN in the mid-sixties that brought him widespread recognition. On British publication the book was prosecuted for obscenity, but won its protracted court case on appeal. Hubert Selby's other works are THE ROOM (1971), THE DEMON (1973), REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (1978) and SONG OF THE SILENT SNOW (1986). He lives in Los Angeles, California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780747549925 |
| ISBN 10 | 0747549923 |
| Title | Last Exit to Brooklyn |
| Author | Hubert Selby Jr |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2000-10-02 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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