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Last Exit to Brooklyn
Literature · 1964
Hubert Selby, Jr.
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Literature 1964

Last Exit to Brooklyn

Brooklyn waterfront brutalitySelby vernacularqueer fringe violence
Author
Hubert Selby, Jr.
Year
1964
Region
United States
This work has been selected for the Aravien index based on editorial review.
Synopsis

Last Exit to Brooklyn is a raw depiction of life amongst New York's junkies, hustlers, drag queens and prostitutes. 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 wh...

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Brooklyn waterfront brutality Brooklyn waterfront brutalitySelby vernacular
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Hubert Selby, Jr., 1964 — Last Exit to Brooklyn

Last Exit to Brooklyn is a raw depiction of life amongst New York's junkies, hustlers, drag queens and prostitutes. 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 wh...

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Keeps the urban isolation line alive by moving into television without breaking the route.
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Last Exit to Brooklyn is a raw depiction of life amongst New York's junkies, hustlers, drag queens and prostitutes. 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 wh...
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