Hubert Selby Jr. forged a literary path of raw, unflinching exploration into the darkest corners of the human psyche and society. His prose, often stark and naturalistic, delves into themes of addiction, despair, and the search for meaning amidst bleak circumstances. Selby's distinctive style, marked by direct language and minimalist storytelling, plunges readers into an intense, visceral experience of characters pushed to the limits of existence. His enduring legacy lies in his courageous willingness to confront the deepest and most harrowing aspects of the human condition with unwavering honesty.
Trójka młodych Amerykanów, chcąc urzeczywistnić swoje marzenia, wpada na niebezpieczny pomysł sprzedaży narkotyków. Bardzo szybko wzbogacają się, ale nałóg nieubłaganie wciąga ich w swoje szpony. Na podstawie książki powstał głośny film Warrena Aronofsky’ego pod tym samym tytułem.
Harry White is a man haunted by a satyr's lust and an obsessive need for sin and retribution. The more Harry succeeds -- a good marriage, a good corporate job -- the more desperate he becomes, as a life of petty crime leads to fraud and murder and, eventually, to apocalyptic violence.Author of the controversial cult classic Last Exit to Brooklyn, Hubert Selby began as a writer of short fiction. He plunges the reader head-first into the densely realized worlds of his protagonists, in which the details of daily life rub shoulders with obsession and madness. Although fundamentally concerned with morality, Selby's own sense of humility prevents him from preaching. He offers instead a passionate empathy with the ordinary dreams and aspirations of his characters, a brilliant ear for the urban vernacular and for the voices of conscience and self-deceit that torment his characters.