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Hubert Selby Jr.

Hubert Selby Jr. (1928-2004), was a celebrated author of nine novels, including the classic bestseller Last Exit to Brooklyn. His other novels include Requiem for a Dream, The Room, and The Demon. Selby's fiction, which was championed by writers such as William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was noted for its gritty portrayal of addiction and urban despair, and has influenced generations of authors, artists, and musicians. Born and raised in Brooklyn, Selby died in Los Angeles in 2004.

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Birth date: January 01, 1928

Died: April 26, 2004

Website: www.openroadmedia.com/authors/hubert-selby-jr.aspx

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Hubert Selby Jr.'s Books

Requiem for a Dream - Hubert Selby Jr., Darren Aronofsky, Richard Price

Last Exit To Brooklyn - Hubert Selby Jr., Gilbert Sorrentino

Song of the Silent Snow - Hubert Selby Jr.

Brooklyn Noir 2: The Classics - Lawrence Block, Thomas Wolfe, Jonathan Lethem, Irwin Shaw, Colson Whitehead, Pete Hamill, Carolyn Wheat, Hubert Selby Jr., Gilbert Sorrentino, Tim McLoughlin, Maggie Estep, Stanley Ellin, Salvatore La Puma, Donald E Westlake, H.P. Lovecraft

Requiem for a Dream (Screenplay) - Darren Aronofsky, Hubert Selby Jr.

Reading The Apocalypse In Bed: Selected Plays and Short Pieces - Tadeusz Różewicz, Hubert Selby Jr.

Ragged Lion: A Tribute to Jack Micheline - John Bennett, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Hubert Selby Jr., Michael McClure

Annals of Natural History. - W. Jardine, P. J. Selby

Requiem for a Dream - Hubert Selby Jr.

Rapid Eye 1 - William S. Burroughs, Aleister Crowley, Kathy Acker, Colin Wilson, Genesis P-Orridge, Brion Gysin, V. Vale, Hubert Selby Jr., Derek Jarman, Simon Dwyer, Jim Jones, Charles Manson, Austin Osman Spare

New York City Tattoo: The Oral History of an Urban Art - Michael McCabe, Hubert Selby Jr.

Requiem for a Dream: A Novel by Jr., Hubert Selby unknown edition [Paperback(2000)] - Hubert Selby Jr.

Quick & Easy Stress Busters: 5-Minute Routines for Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere by Selby, Anna [Duncan Baird, 2009] (Paperback) [Paperback] - Selby

Conversations with the Capeman: The Untold Story of Salvador Agron - Richard Jacoby, Hubert Selby Jr.

Music & Literature: Issue 1 - Arvo Pärt, Hubert Selby Jr., Micheline Aharonian Marcom, Taylor Davis-Van Atta

By Hubert Miss Don't Touch Me (Second edition) [Hardcover] - Hubert

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capriceum rated it

6 years ago

text The Room: A Novel

This was a captivating exploration into the darker corners of the human mind. Selby's stream-of-consciousness was, as always, very well done.The narrator was incredibly unreliable, but also incredibly relatable. His mantras of "Some screwy thing is always happening to me" and "What do they want from...

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Julian Meynell's Books rated it

10 years ago

text Selby's Song of the Silent Snow

This is a collection of short stories. As with all collections of short stories it varies in quality. It does not have the same intensity as the very best of Selby's writings, but some of it is really very good. He is at his best when he is exploring the intimate horrors of the lowest dregs of so...

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Steven Eggleton Blog rated it

11 years ago

text Last Exit To Brooklyn

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not easily shocked. But even I must admit, Hurbert Selby Jr.’s Last Exit to Brooklyn is like Bukowski on acid. More often than not, when writers try to tackle the unsavory aspects of the human condition, it comes off as cheap and affected. It takes a true wordsm...

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Julian Meynell's Books rated it

12 years ago

text Waiting Period

A powerful novella that does not quite reach the heights of some of Selby's other works although I understand what he was trying to do. It is written in Selby's typical style, although the power of the prose does not reach the same heights as Last Exit to Brooklyn or Requiem for a Dream.It is about...

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Anna in Nerdvana rated it

12 years ago

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UPDATE "On acid stars you're getting there"-HoleBAD MOVE.Requiem For A Dream follows the downward trajectory of lives of four people in 1980's living in Bronx. It talks about addiction. About how it plunges a knife in the stomach and ruthlessly murders the American Dream.“I suspect there will never ...

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