Last Exit to Brooklyn

Last Exit to Brooklyn, by Hubert Selby, Jr. , remains undiminished in its awesome power and magnitude as a novel that first showed us the fierce, primal rage seething in America’s cities. Set in the back alleys of Brooklyn, Selby introduces us to all kinds of unsavory characters who are brawling their way through their own lives. This explosive best-seller has come to be regarded as a classic of modern American writing.