Hubert Selby
Hubert Selby Jr. (born July 23, 1928 in Brooklyn , New York , † April 26, 2004 in Los Angeles ) was an American writer. He became famous for his novel Last Exit Brooklyn . Selby also worked as a screenwriter and in smaller roles as a film actor .
Life
Youth, lung disease
Selby left school at 15 to join the US Merchant Navy . There he contracted tuberculosis . He was released home at the age of 18 because he was terminally ill. One of his lungs therefore had to be surgically removed. Selby spent the next ten years bedridden with a variety of lung problems.
writer
Physically incapable of earning a living as an employee in this state, he decided: I know the alphabet, maybe I could become a writer. He started writing short stories.
He couldn't cope with the great success - and scandal - of his novel Last Exit Brooklyn . In the UK, the book was banned in 1966 because of its obscurity . About the book, he said, “It is not a book anyone recommends. Except maybe other writers. "
Difficulties again
Selby became addicted to alcohol and drugs . When caught with heroin , he went to jail.
After his release, he was actually addiction-free and turned to a new life in Los Angeles .
family
Selby has been married three times and has four children.
Works
- Brooklyn last exit . Translation from the American by Kai Molvig . ("Last Exit to Brooklyn", 1964). Rowohlt, Reinbek 1968, ISBN 3-499-11469-0 .
- Walls ("The Room", 1971). Rowohlt, Reinbek 1990, ISBN 3-499-11841-6 .
- The Demon ("The Demon", 1976). Rowohlt, Reinbek 1980, ISBN 3-499-15295-9 .
- Requiem for a Dream ("Requiem for a Dream", 1978). Rowohlt, Reinbek 1992, ISBN 3-499-15512-5 .
- Song of the silent snow ( "Song of the Silent Snow", 1986). Ullstein, Frankfurt / M. 1991, ISBN 3-548-22489-X .
- Willow Tree ("The Willow Tree," 1998). Achilla-Presse, Hamburg 2000, ISBN 3-928398-59-8 .
- Hangover ("Waiting Period", 2002). Achilla-Presse, Hamburg 2004, ISBN 3-928398-88-1 .
Filmography
- Literary template
- 1989: Last exit to Brooklyn
- 2000: Requiem for a Dream
- 2003: Fear X
- script
- 1986: Jour et Nuit
literature
- James R. Giles: Understanding Hubert Selby, Jr. University Press, Columbia, SC. 1998, ISBN 1-57003-176-2 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Hubert Selby in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Hubert Selby in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Hubert Selby in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ spikemagazine.com/1199hubertselby/ The bestseller made him temporarily rich.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Selby, Hubert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Selby, Hubert Jr. (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 23, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 26, 2004 |
| Place of death | los Angeles |