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Song of the Silent Snow
Hubert Selby Jr.
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Description for Song of the Silent Snow
Paperback. Fat Phil can't lose at dice, even when his friends turn nasty and he's trying his hardest; a salesman finds success comes from fortune cookie mottoes, but panics when these mottoes turn against him; and, a commuter finds himself obsessed with a plain young woman on his train, at the expense of his marriage. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 193 x 130 x 14. Weight in Grams: 170.
Fat Phil can't lose at dice, even when his friends turn nasty and he's trying his hardest; a salesman finds success comes from fortune cookie mottoes, but panics when these mottoes turn against him; a date goes so perfectly a man talks himself out of ever seeing the woman again; a commuter finds himself obsessed with a plain young woman on his train, at the expense of his marriage. In this collection of short stories, Hubert Selby Jr. plunges the reader into the violent, passionate worlds of his protagonists and captures perfectly the delicate balance between joy and despair.
Fat Phil can't lose at dice, even when his friends turn nasty and he's trying his hardest; a salesman finds success comes from fortune cookie mottoes, but panics when these mottoes turn against him; a date goes so perfectly a man talks himself out of ever seeing the woman again; a commuter finds himself obsessed with a plain young woman on his train, at the expense of his marriage. In this collection of short stories, Hubert Selby Jr. plunges the reader into the violent, passionate worlds of his protagonists and captures perfectly the delicate balance between joy and despair.
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Series
Penguin Modern Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241951248
SKU
V9780241951248
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About Hubert Selby Jr.
Hubert Selby, Jr. was born in Brooklyn in 1928. At the age of 15, he dropped out of school and went to sea with the merchant marines. While at sea he was diagnosed with lung disease. With no other way to make a living, he decided to try writing: 'I knew the alphabet. Maybe I could be a writer.' In ... Read more
Reviews for Song of the Silent Snow
We believe Selby's characters and will never forget them. Selby has written from the gut with great compassion
The Nation
Selby's place is in the front rank of American novelists ... to understand his work is to understand the anguish of America
New York Times Book Review
Selby brings a scorching light to a limited area ... Read more
The Nation
Selby's place is in the front rank of American novelists ... to understand his work is to understand the anguish of America
New York Times Book Review
Selby brings a scorching light to a limited area ... Read more