“A terrifying journey into the darkest corners of the psyche†by the author of Requiem for a Dream and Last Exit to Brooklyn (The Guardian).
A small-time criminal sits alone in his cell, his mind reeling with sadistic thoughts of retribution against the police and, eventually, all those he believes have failed him throughout his life. A deeply disturbing exploration of a character the Guardian described as “a genuinely frightening American Psycho,†Hubert Selby Jr.’s second novel is made all the more chilling by the narrator’s brief flashes of humanity.  The Room is a tale so terrifying the author himself couldn’t read it for decades after writing it. Called “brutal†by the New York Times when it was first published, it is a dark masterpiece about a man who may be temporarily trapped in jail, but whose true prison is his own anger, as he is enslaved by out-of-control passions and sickening fantasies of revenge.  This ebook features an illustrated biography of Hubert Selby Jr. including rare photos from the author’s estate. Â