Requiem for a dream
Selby, Hubert2012
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Set in the hard world of back-street New York, Selby tells the story of 2 young men and their companion, a directionless young woman, hustling their way to the good life, smoking dope, rapping and hanging loose. Harry Goldfarb, heroin addict and son of lonely widow Sara, cares only about enjoying the good life with girlfriend Marion and best friend Tyrone C Love, and making the most of all the hash, poppers and dope they can get. Sara Goldfarb sits at home with the TV, dreaming of the life she could have and struggling with her own addictions - food and diet pills. But these four will pay a terrible price for the pleasures they believe they are entitled to. A passionate, heart-breaking tale of the crushing weight of hope and expectation, Requiem for a Dream is a dark modern-day fable of New York.
Main title:
Requiem for a dream / Hubert Selby, Jr.
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Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2012.
Collation:
228 p. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Film tie-in.Originally published: U.S.: Playboy, 1978; London: Marion Boyars, 1979.Formerly CIP. Uk
ISBN:
9780141195667 (pbk)
Dewey class:
813.54
Language:
English
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BRN:
2062147
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