The Room

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Publication Year:
2011

ISBN-13: 9781453235409

<DIV><B>&ldquo;A terrifying journey into the darkest corners of the psyche&rdquo; by the author of <I>Requiem for a Dream</I> and <I>Last Exit to Brooklyn</I> (<I>The Guardian</I>).</B><BR /><BR /> A small-time criminal sits alone in his cell, his mind reeling with sadistic thoughts of retribution against the police and, eventually, all those he believes have failed him throughout his life. A deeply disturbing exploration of a character the<I> Guardian</I> described as &ldquo;a genuinely frightening <I>American Psycho</I>,&rdquo; Hubert Selby Jr.&rsquo;s second novel is made all the more chilling by the narrator&rsquo;s brief flashes of humanity.<BR /> &#160;<BR /><I>The Room </I>is a tale so terrifying the author himself couldn&rsquo;t read it for decades after writing it. Called &ldquo;brutal&rdquo; by the <I>New York Times</I> when it was first published, it is a dark masterpiece about a man who may be temporarily trapped in jail, but whose true prison is his own anger, as he is enslaved by out-of-control passions and sickening fantasies of revenge.<BR /> &#160;<BR /><I>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Hubert Selby Jr. including rare photos from the author&rsquo;s estate.</I><BR /> &#160;</DIV>