Last Exit to Brooklyn

Last Exit to Brooklyn is a 1964 novel by American author Hubert Selby Jr. The novel has become a cult classic because of its harsh, uncompromising look at lower class Brooklyn in the 1950s and for its brusque, "every man" style of prose.

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1964 - Novel - American - Hubert Selby Jr. - Cult classic - Lower class - Brooklyn - 1950s

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Although critics and fellow writers praised the book on its release, Last Exit to Brooklyn caused much controversy due to its frank portrayals of taboo subjects, such as drug use, street violence, gang rape, homosexuality, transvestism and domestic violence. It was the subject of an important obscenity trial in the United Kingdom and was banned in Italy.

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Taboo - Drug - Violence - Gang rape - Homosexuality - Transvestism - Domestic violence - Obscenity - United Kingdom - Italy

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