BOOKS by Hubert Selby, Jr.

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1	Last exit to Brooklyn more books like this by Hubert Selby, Jr. An unforgettable cast of characters inhabits the housing projects, bars and streets of Brooklyn: Georgette, a hopelessly romantic and tormented transvestite; Vinnie, a disaffected and volatile youth who has never been on the right side of the law; Tralala, who can find no escape from her loveless existence; and, Harry, a power-hungry strike leader ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.98! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Requiem for a Dream more books like this by Hubert Shelby, Jr., Hubert Selby, Jr. In this searing novel first published in 1978, two young hoods, Harry and Tyrone, and a girlfriend fantasize about scoring a pound of heroin and getting rich. But their heroin habit gets the better of them, and Harry's mother's addiction to diet pills lands her in a state mental hospital. see all copies from $6.66! new only from $6.66! \| SVS
3	The Demon more books like this by Hubert Selby, Jr. From the author of LAST EXIT TO BROOKLYN, a novel whose central character is a man with an all-consuming need for sin and retribution, the craving for which grows the more he succeeds in life. see all copies from $4.94! new only from $9.20! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	The room more books like this by Hubert Selby, Jr. Secluded in his remand cell, a small-time criminal surrenders himself to sadistic fantasies of hatred and revenge. Selby's second novel is a claustrophobic descent into the tormented soul of a man trapped in a loveless society. "Selby's place is in the front rank of American novelists; to understand his work is to understand the anguish of America ... see all copies from $5.00! new only from $9.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Song of the Silent Snow more books like this by Hubert Selby, Jr. Hubert Selby is probably one of the six best novelists writing in the English language.?"Financial Times" Author of controversial cult classic, "Last Exit to Brooklyn," Hubert Selby began as a writer of short fiction. He excels in this form, plunging the reader head-first into the densely realized worlds of his protagonists, in which the details ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.48! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Waiting Period more books like this by Hubert Selby, Jr. The narrator of Selby's novel is angry at the world. He tries and fails to commit suicide, and decides instead to eliminate everyone he considers evil. see all copies from $2.78! new only from $9.25! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	New York City Tattoo: The Oral History of an Urban Art more books like this by Michael McCabe, Hubert Selby, Jr. New York City Tattoo documents the lively, humorous and often violent history of the art from the early years of the 20th century, in the words of the men who "pushed the pins" in places like Coney Island and the Bowery. Tattooing at the time evoked the dangerous fringes of society, and for over a decade Michael McCabe assiduously gained the ... see all copies from $74.99! new only from $74.99!
8	The Willow Tree more books like this by Hubert Selby, Jr. A novel of crime and redemption, written by the author of "Last Exit to Brooklyn". It describes the unhappy romance that Bobby, a black gang member, carries on with the Hispanic Maria. A Hispanic gang, outraged that Maria is dating a black, beats Bobby up and kills Maria. Bobby is nursed back to health by Moishe, an elderly widower who survived ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.90! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Conversations with the Capeman: The Untold Story of Salvador Agron more books like this by Richard Jacoby, Hubert Selby, Jr. (Introduction by) In the neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen, 1959, a playground confrontation leaves two white youths bludgeoned to death by a gang of Puerto Rican kids. Sixteen-year-old Salvador Agron, who wore a red-lined satin cape, was charged with the murders, though no traces of blood were found on his dagger. At seventeen, Agron was the youngest person ever to ... see all copies from $23.71! new only from $23.71! \| SVS
10	Reading the Apocalypse in Bed: Selected Plays and Short Pieces more books like this by Tadeusz Rozewicz, Hubert Selby, Jr. In his remand cell, a small-time petty criminal surrenders himself to the sadistic fantasties of hatred, rage and despair that are trapped inside him. This terrifying, claustrophobic descent into the isolated mind of a man locked away from society becomes, in Selby's compassionate literary tour de force, a challeging vision of a world deprived of ... see all copies from $12.34! new only from $12.34! \| SVS
11 view cover	Ultima Salida Para Brooklyn by Hubert Selby, Jr. "Last Exit to Brooklyn" is a classic of postwar American writing. Selby's searing portrait of the powerless, the homeless, the dispossessed, is a fiercely and frighteningly apposite today as when it was first published twenty-five years ago. see all copies from $11.50! new only from $41.58!
12 view cover	Last Exit to Brooklyn by Jr. Selby Hubert Last Exit To Brooklyn is a raw depiction of life amongst New York's junkies, hustlers, drag queens and prostitutes. An unforgettable cast of characters inhabits the housing projects, bars and streets of Brooklyn: Georgette, a hopelessly romantic and tormented transvestite; Vinnie, a disaffected and volatile youth who has never been on the right ... see all copies from $24.99!
13	Ultima Salida Para Brooklin by Hubert Selby, Jr. see all copies from $48.99! new only from $48.99!

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