Hubert Selby Jr. Writer

Hubert "Cubby" Selby, Jr. (July 23, 1928 – April 26, 2004) was a 20th-century American writer. His best-known novels are Last Exit to Brooklyn (1964) and Requiem for a Dream (1978), exploring worlds in the New York area. Both novels were adapted later as films, and he appeared in small roles in each.Selby wrote about a harsh underworld seldom portrayed in literature before then: his first novel was prosecuted for obscenity in Great Britain in 1967, and banned in Italy. His work was defended by leading writers. He has been considered highly influential to more than a generation of writers. In addition to his works, for 20 years, he taught creative writing at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, where he lived full-time after 1983.

Personal facts

Birth date	July 23, 1928
Birth name	Hubert Selby Jr.
Birth place	Brooklyn , United States
Nationality	United States
Date of death	April 26, 2004
Place of death	California , Los Angeles , United States

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Writer

influenced	Henry Rollins Dan Fante Richard Price (writer)
movement	Literary modernism Beat Generation
notable work	Last Exit to Brooklyn The Room (novel) Requiem for a Dream (novel)