The Room Selby Jr

Selby s fiction which was championed by writers such as william s.

The room selby jr.

The room is no fast paced page turner this book isn t for those seeking instant literary gratification. Last exit was his first and the room was his second. The room is the opposite of last exit to brooklyn and there is a sad explanation for this. What follows is a startling series of recollections and fantasies that illuminate the workings of a prisoner s unhinged mind.

The room is the second novel by hubert selby jr first published in 1971. Room by hubert selby jr is a slow painful ride into hell. He spent all the dough from last exit which was considerable on being a junkie in los angeles where he had fled to get away from the junkies in new york. His other novels include requiem for a dream the room and the demon.

Burroughs and allen ginsberg was noted for its gritty portrayal of addiction and urban despair and has influenced generations of authors artists and musicians. Selby s fiction which was championed by writers such as william s. Description it is quite an experience to be locked up all by yourself in any size room says the anonymous narrator of hubert selby jr s second novel. Between the two lay seven years of junk.

Burroughs and allen ginsberg was noted for its gritty portrayal of addiction and urban despair and has influenced generations of authors artists and musicians. In this book selby presents a man who is slowly and inexorably losing his mind in prison. 1928 2004 was a celebrated author of nine novels including the classic bestseller last exit to brooklyn.