The Room: A Novel

By: Hubert Selby Jr.

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Synopsis: &“A terrifying journey into the darkest corners of the psyche&” by the author of Requiem for a Dream and Last Exit to Brooklyn (The Guardian). 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 Guardian described as &“a genuinely frightening American Psycho,&” Hubert Selby Jr.&’s second novel is made all the more chilling by the narrator&’s brief flashes of humanity. The Room is a tale so terrifying the author himself couldn&’t read it for decades after writing it. Called &“brutal&” by the New York Times 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. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Hubert Selby Jr. including rare photos from the author&’s estate.