{"product_id":"understanding-hubert-selby-jr-james-r-giles-9781570031762","title":"Understanding Hubert Selby Jr.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe unique narrative perspective of an eloquent advocate of the urban outcast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the publication in 1964 of his novel \u003ci\u003eLast Exit to Brooklyn, \u003c\/i\u003e which quickly achieved the status of a cult classic, Hubert Selby, Jr., has held a place as one of the foremost exponents of American underground literature. His work has yet to receive extensive critical attention, in part because of its deliberately shocking subject matter and its resistance to precise classification. In \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Hubert Selby, Jr., \u003c\/i\u003e James R. Giles examines the writer's four novels and one collection of short stories to make the case that the full complexity of his fiction has not previously been understood. Giles contends that Selby's writings, which are usually labeled as either naturalistic or surrealistic, represent an innovative merger of both narrative modes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to \u003ci\u003eLast Exit to Brooklyn, \u003c\/i\u003e Giles provides close readings of \u003ci\u003eThe Room, The Demon, Requiem for a Dream, \u003c\/i\u003e and Selby's little-known collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eSong of the Silent Snow.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James R. Giles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1570031762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781570031762\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 164\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.19h x 5.18w x 0.77d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James R. Giles","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44311355228415,"sku":"9781570031762","price":41.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_77e5ae53-69a7-4e34-84d1-9df65192dd83.jpg?v=1695722385","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-hubert-selby-jr-james-r-giles-9781570031762","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}