The Room

Name: The Room
Author: Herbert Selby Jr.

by Herbert Selby Jr.

Novel following a social outcast's violent confrontation with urban isolation and abuse

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Herbert Selby Jr.

Hubert Selby Jr. wrote brutal, compassionate fiction about the urban underclass of Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Last Exit to Brooklyn was prosecuted for obscenity in Britain and remains one of the most uncompromising portraits of poverty in American literature.

More by Herbert Selby Jr.

Last Exit to BrooklynNovel depicting urban decay, violence, and moral degradation in postwar Brooklyn
Requiem for a DreamNovel about four drug addicts descending into desperation amid failed redemption dreams
The DemonNovel about a man's psychological unraveling amid paranoia, violence, and madness
Song of the Silent SnowCollection of novellas depicting addiction, poverty, and human degradation in urban settings