false 57716102 842946 50274 0714530387 9780714530383 22 <![CDATA[The Room]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170368038m/50274.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170368038s/50274.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/50274.The_Room 3.55 167 Secluded in his remand cell, a small-time criminal surrenders himself to sadistic fantasies of hatred and revenge. Selby's second novel is a claustrophobic descent into the tormented soul of a man trapped in a loveless society.

"Selby's place is in the front rank of American novelists; to understand his work is to understand the anguish of America."-New York Times Book Review

Born in Brooklyn New York, Hubert Selby Jr. achieved international recognition for Last Exit to Brooklyn. His other books include The Demon, The Willow Tree, and Song of the Silent Snow-all available Marion Boyars.

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