Requiem for a Dream
Author: Jr, Hubert Selby
ISBN: 9780141195667
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2012
Pages: 240
Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 14mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
The notorious dark, modern-day fable of New York from this cult master, new to Penguin Modern Classics
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.
ISBN: 9780141195667
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2012
Pages: 240
Dimensions: 197mm x 129mm x 14mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
The notorious dark, modern-day fable of New York from this cult master, new to Penguin Modern Classics
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.
