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      Last Exit to Brooklyn

      by Hubert Selby
      Published
      Aug 2000
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      320
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      An unforgettable cast of characters inhabits the housing projects, bars and streets of Brooklyn: Georgette, a hopelessly romantic and tormented transvestite; Vinnie, a disaffected and volatile youth who has never been on the right side of the law; Tralala, who can find no escape from her loveless existence; and, Harry, a power-hungry strike leader with a fatal secret. Living on the edge, always walking on the wild side, their alienation and aggression masks a desperate, deep human need for affection and kinship. Banned in Britain on first publication in 1964, "Last Exit to Brooklyn" brought its ex-marine, drug addict author instant notoriety. Its truthfulness stunned a generation and continues to shock to this day.

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      First Edition Aug 2000 Bloomsbury (UK) ISBN13 9780747549925 ISBN10 0747549923
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      Jul 2004 Bloomsbury (UK) ISBN13 9780747574590 ISBN10 0747574596
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      Aug 2011 Penguin (UK) ISBN13 9780141195650 ISBN10 0141195657
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      Dec 2011 Open Road Iconic Ebooks ISBN10 B006D23D12
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