<b>“A terrifying journey into the darkest corners of the psyche” by the author of <i>Requiem for a Dream</i> and <i>Last Exit to Brooklyn</i> (<i>The Guardian</i>).</b><br><br> A small-time criminal sits alone in his cell, his mind reeling with sadistic thoughts of retribution against the police and, eventually, all those he believes have failed him throughout his life. A deeply disturbing exploration of a character the<i> Guardian</i> described as “a genuinely frightening <i>American Psycho</i>,” Hubert Selby Jr.’s second novel is made all the more chilling by the narrator’s brief flashes of humanity.<br>  <br><i>The Room </i>is a tale so terrifying the author himself couldn’t read it for decades after writing it. Called “brutal” by the <i>New York Times</i> when it was first published, it is a dark masterpiece about a man who may be temporarily trapped in jail, but whose true prison is his own anger, as he is enslaved by out-of-control passions and sickening fantasies of revenge.<br>  <br><i>This ebook features an illustrated biography of Hubert Selby Jr. including rare photos from the author’s estate.</i><br>