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OverviewHubert Selby Jr, one of America's most important novelists, comes to Penguin Modern Classics for the first time Harry White is the man other men want to be- admired by his peers, talented, rich, and desired by countless women. His steady rise to a position of unprecedented influence in a New York investment firm seems inevitable to those who know him, and on the way he acquires a beautiful wife and children. But with every achievement the desire to destroy what is his grows stronger. A demon within drives him to sexual excess, petty crime and eventually murder. The Demon explores the dark side of a man's ambitions with unflinching determination. Harry White's story is a gripping twentieth-century tragedy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hubert Selby Jr.Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd Imprint: Penguin Classics Volume: Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.213kg ISBN: 9780141195643ISBN 10: 0141195649 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 25 August 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsReviewsSelby's place is in the front rank of American novelists ... to understand his work is to understand the anguish of America. The New York Times Book Review A major author of a stature with William Burroughs and Joseph Heller Los Angeles Times Selby's place is in the front rank of American novelists ... to understand his work is to understand the anguish of America. The New York Times Book Review A major author of a stature with William Burroughs and Joseph Heller Los Angeles Times Author InformationHubert 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. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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