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Last Exit To Brooklyn
Few novels have caused as much debate as Hubert Selby Jr's notorious masterpiece Last Exit to Brooklyn and this Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Irvine Welsh author of TrainspottingDescribed by various reviewers as hellish and obscene Last Exit to Brooklyn tells the stories of New Yorkers who at every turn confront the worst excesses in human nature Yet there are moments of exquisite tenderness in these troubled lives Georgette the transvestite who falls in love with a callous hoodlum; Tralala the conniving prostitute who plumbs the depths of sexual degradation; and Harry the strike leader who hides his true desires behind a boorish masculinity are unforgettable creations Last Exit to Brooklyn was banned by British courts in 1967 a decision that was reversed the
following year with the help of a number of writers and critics including Anthony Burgess and Frank Kermode Hubert Selby Jr (1928-2004) was born in Brooklyn New York 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 The Willow Tree and Waiting Period In 2000 Requiem for a Dream was adapted into a film starring Jared Leto and Ellen Burstyn and directed by Darren AronofskyIf you enjoyed
Last Exit to Brooklyn you might like Larry McMurty's The Last Picture Show also available in Penguin Modern Classics'Last Exit to Brooklyn will explode like a rusty hellish bombshell over America and still be eagerly read in 100 years'Allen Ginsberg'An urgent tickertape from hell'Spectator
following year with the help of a number of writers and critics including Anthony Burgess and Frank Kermode Hubert Selby Jr (1928-2004) was born in Brooklyn New York 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 The Willow Tree and Waiting Period In 2000 Requiem for a Dream was adapted into a film starring Jared Leto and Ellen Burstyn and directed by Darren AronofskyIf you enjoyed
Last Exit to Brooklyn you might like Larry McMurty's The Last Picture Show also available in Penguin Modern Classics'Last Exit to Brooklyn will explode like a rusty hellish bombshell over America and still be eagerly read in 100 years'Allen Ginsberg'An urgent tickertape from hell'Spectator
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