Hubert Selby Jnr – Requiem For A Dream – First UK Edition 1979 – Inscribed to the publisher by Selby
£1,350.00
A first edition, first printing of ‘Requiem for a Dream’ published by Marion Boyars in 1979. A fine book in near fine unclipped wrapper which has a little rubbing to the edges. SIGNED and inscribed to the publisher and dated on the front endpaper, ‘Dear Marion/Thanks for helping/make the Requiem/ A Celebration of /Life/Love /Cubby/12/3/89//. Cubby being Selby’s nickname and Marion, his UK publisher Marion Boyars. Scarce association copy.
A rollercoaster ride through the nightmares of addiction. It’s like a dark comedy, but without the laughs. A group of characters spiralling into the abyss of drug addiction, dreaming of better lives while reality smacks them like a wet flannel. There’s Sara, who’s got diet pills on the brain; her son Harry, who dreams of a big score; Harry’s girlfriend Marion, who’s chasing the artistic dream; and his buddy Tyrone, on the hunt for the ultimate high. It’s a carnival of despair, with prose that feels like a punch in the gut. Selby’s novel is a cautionary tale turned up to eleven…
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A first edition, first printing of ‘Requiem for a Dream’ published by Marion Boyars in 1979. A fine book in near fine unclipped wrapper which has a little rubbing to the edges. SIGNED and inscribed to the publisher and dated on the front endpaper, ‘Dear Marion/Thanks for helping/make the Requiem/ A Celebration of /Life/Love /Cubby/12/3/89//. Cubby being Selby’s nickname and Marion, his UK publisher Marion Boyars. Scarce association copy.
A rollercoaster ride through the nightmares of addiction. It’s like a dark comedy, but without the laughs. A group of characters spiralling into the abyss of drug addiction, dreaming of better lives while reality smacks them like a wet flannel. There’s Sara, who’s got diet pills on the brain; her son Harry, who dreams of a big score; Harry’s girlfriend Marion, who’s chasing the artistic dream; and his buddy Tyrone, on the hunt for the ultimate high. It’s a carnival of despair, with prose that feels like a punch in the gut. Selby’s novel is a cautionary tale turned up to eleven…
