Requiem for a Dream by Hubert Selby Jr.
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Category: Used, Paperback
Condition: Very Good
Year: 1999
Publisher: Thunder's Mouth Press
The acclaimed novel that inspired the Darren Aronofsky film--the story of three friends whose pursuit of wealth ends in addiction and tragedy. "To understand Selby's work is to understand the anguish of America"(New York Times Book Review).
This edition contains forewords by Darren Aronofsky and Richard Price.
In this searing novel, two young hoods, Harry and Tyrone, and a girlfriend fantasize about scoring a pound of uncut heroin and getting rich. But their habit gets the better of them, consumes them and destroys their dreams.