Hubert Selby, Jr. was born in Brooklyn in 1928. At the age of 15, he dropped out of school and went to sea with the merchant marines. While at sea he was diagnosed with lung disease. With no other way to make a living, he decided to try writing: 'I knew the alphabet. Maybe I could be a writer.' In 1964 he completed his first book, Last Exit to Brooklyn, which has since become a cult classic. In 1966, it was the subject of an obscenity trial in the UK. His other books include The Room, The Demon, Requiem for a Dream, Song of the Silent Snow, The Willow Tree and Waiting Period. In 2000, Requiem for a Dream starred Jared Leto and Ellen Burstyn and was directed by Darren Aronofsky. Hubert Selby Jr died in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California in April 2004.
Biografie
Hubert Selby, 1928 in Brooklyn/New York geboren. Mit 15 ging er zur Handelsmarine, arbeitete dann als Lehrer, Sekretär, Stenotypist und als Versicherungsangestellter in Manhattan. 1964 erschien sein erster und bekanntester Roman, der ihm in England einen Obszönitäts-Prozess einbrachte.
