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Selby, Hubert

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Selby, Hubert (1928–2004),Brooklyn‐born novelist whose fiction, set in his native area, is Last Exit to Brooklyn (1964), a vivid view of corruption and violence in contemporary urban life; The Room (1971), depicting the sadistic and sexual fantasies of a jailed prisoner; The Demon (1976), presenting a young businessman's “dark consciousness” and sexual impulses; and Requiem for a Dream (1978), about heroin addicts and others frustrated in their dreams. Song of the Silent Snow (1986) collects short stories.

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