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''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' is a 1964〔The publication date for the first edition of ''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' is often given as 1964, however it appears the novel was originally published in 1957. See Allan Vorda, "Examining the Disease: An Interview with Hubert Selby, Jr." The Literary Review, Vol. 35, Issue 2, Winter 1992, pp. 288-302, at p. 292 ("Portions of ''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' were copyrighted as early as 1957....").〕 novel by American author Hubert Selby, Jr. The novel has become a cult classic because of its harsh, uncompromising look at lower class Brooklyn in the 1950s and for its brusque, everyman style of prose.〔DePalma, Anthony. ("Hubert Selby Jr. Dies at 75; Wrote 'Last Exit to Brooklyn'" ), ''The New York Times'', April 27, 2004.〕 Although critics and fellow writers praised the book on its release, ''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' caused much controversy because of its frank portrayals of taboo subjects, such as drug use, street violence, gang rape, homosexuality, transvestism and domestic violence. It was the subject of an important obscenity trial in the United Kingdom and was banned in Italy. ==Synopsis== The stories are set almost entirely in what is now considered the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn; the location is widely misreported as Red Hook, where one story is set and parts of the 1989 movie were filmed.〔"Fifty Years Later, Looking for Last Exit: Chasing Hubert Selby’s ghost through the neighborhood he captured in his controversial classic." by Henry Stewart. BKLYNR Issue 36 | October 10, 2014〕 ''Last Exit to Brooklyn'' is divided into six parts that can, more or less, be read separately. Each part is prefaced with a passage from the Bible. * ''Another Day, Another Dollar:'' A gang of young Brooklyn hoodlums hang around an all-night cafe and get into a vicious fight with a group of US Army soldiers on leave. *''The Queen Is Dead:'' Georgette, a sassy transvestite hooker, is thrown out of the family home by her brother and tries to attract the attention of a hoodlum named Vinnie at a benzedrine-driven party. *''And Baby Makes Three:'' An alcoholic father tries to keep good spirits and maintain his family’s marriage traditions after his daughter becomes pregnant and then marries a motorcycle mechanic. *''Tralala:'' The title character of an earlier Selby short story, she is a young Brooklyn prostitute who makes a living propositioning sailors in bars and stealing their money. In perhaps the novel’s most notorious scene, she is brutally gang-raped after a night of heavy drinking. *''Strike:'' Harry, a machinist in a factory, becomes a local official in the union. A closeted homosexual, he abuses his wife and gets in fights to convince himself that he is a man. He gains a temporary status and importance during a long strike, and uses the union's money to entertain the young street punks and buy the company of drag queens. *''Landsend:'' Described as a “coda” for the book, this section presents the intertwined, yet ordinary day of numerous denizens in a housing project. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Last Exit to Brooklyn」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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