Requiem for a Dream (novel)
| Requiem for a Dream | |
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 1978 first edition |
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| Author(s) | Hubert Selby Jr |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Fiction Modern tragedy |
| Publisher | Da Capo Press (2000 edition) |
| Publication date | 1978 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 288 |
| ISBN | 978-1-56025-248-1 |
| Preceded by | The Demon |
| Followed by | The Willow Tree |
Requiem for a Dream is a 1978 novel by Hubert Selby, Jr., that concerns four New Yorkers whose lives spiral out of control as they succumb to their addictions.
This story follows the lives of Harry, Marion, Tyrone, and Sara, who are all searching for the key to their dreams, and in the process, they get flung into a devastating life of addiction. Harry and Marion are in love and Tyrone is their friend. Sara is Harry’s lonely, widowed mother. Sara’s dream is to be on television, and when a phone call from a casting company gets her hopes up, she spends the next few months on diet pills to lose weight. She becomes addicted and delirious, ends up in the hospital, and undergoes electroconvulsive therapy. Harry, Marion and Tyrone are heroin addicts who decide to make money by buying some uncut heroin and selling it. Harry and Tyrone end up in jail, where Harry's infected arm is amputated. Marion, left alone, begins a life of prostitution to get drugs.
The novel was later adapted into the critically acclaimed film of the same name.
[edit] Release details
- Paperback – ISBN 978-1-56025-248-1, published in 2000 by Da Capo Press.
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