The plot of the novel is all within the protagonist.
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The novel centers on a nameless petty criminal locked in a remand cell and explores his feelings of impotence hatred and rage and fantasies of revenge.
This is a book filled with hate and violence including sexual violence but one that also poses questions about justice and.
As the title would suggest the majority of this book takes place within a.
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This isn t the path to the fiery pits but to null.
First published back in december of 1971 american author hubert selby jr s novel the room followed up from his hugely successful and equally controversial debut novel last exit to brooklyn 1966.
Devastating and strictly for the most daring reader.
Secluded in his remand cell a small time criminal surrenders himself to sadistic fantasies of hatred and revenge.
Selby described the critical reception of the book as the greatest reviews i ve ever read in my.
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A bottomless pit of hate and frustration and desire that soon turns into a parallel world in which any fantasy of revenge can be satisfied.
Room by hubert selby jr is a slow painful ride into hell.
A prisoner becomes increasingly tormented in his cell resorting to sickening and disturbing fantasies of revenge.
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The room is no fast paced page turner this book isn t for those seeking instant literary gratification.
Selby s second novel is a claustrophobic descent into the tormented soul of a man trapped in a loveless society.
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The room is the second novel by hubert selby jr first published in 1971.
1928 2004 was a celebrated author of nine novels including the classic bestseller last exit to brooklyn his other novels include requiem for a dream the room and the demon selby s fiction which was championed by writers such as william s.
Burroughs and allen ginsberg was noted for its gritty portrayal of addiction and urban despair and has influenced generations of.
Selby s second book a nameless convict takes us on a journey through his claustrophobic deranged psyche.
Room tells the extraordinary story of jack a spirited 5 year old who is looked after by his loving and devoted mother.
