Investigation, The - Softcover

Weiss, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1842300008 ISBN 13: 9781842300008

Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd, 2000

Synopsis

Hubert Selby Jr. began as a writer of short stories and he excels at this form. He offers a passionate empathy with ordinary dreams, a brilliant ear for the street and for the voices of conscience and self-deceit that torment us all. Same ISBN as previous C format 9.95 edition which is now out of print.

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Review:

We believe Selby's characters and will never forget them. Selby has written from the gut with great compassion (The Nation)

Selby's place is in the front rank of American novelists ... to understand his work is to understand the anguish of America (New York Times Book Review)

Selby brings a scorching light to a limited area of human existence, which most people know of but do not know (Newsweek)

About the Author:

Hubert 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1842300008
• ISBN 13: 9781842300008
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 214